UMD freshmen hoping for in-person fun after virtual first year

By Barbara Ron Freshmen may not all be together on campus, but they have at least one thing in common: they’re so over Zoom. “Zoom fatigue” and isolation have weighed on the class of 2024, the first and possibly only cohort to experience their freshman year entirely online. Many are holding onto the hope of starting next year with a full schedule of in-person classes.  … Continue reading UMD freshmen hoping for in-person fun after virtual first year

“I can handle it”: Students turn to online platforms to celebrate Easter

By Eunice Sung Brittney Adinuba woke up at 8 a.m. on Easter to do her hair and put on a floral dress, just to make her way to the living room and turn on the TV to watch a YouTube livestream of her church service with her family. “It was a really huge difference,” said the junior behavior and community health major. “I was kinda … Continue reading “I can handle it”: Students turn to online platforms to celebrate Easter