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Quarantine and isolation: a new student experience

By Kiersten Hacker With the outbreak of COVID-19 in March, colleges and universities closed abruptly and were forced to make new plans to adapt to a remote, virtual environment. When it came time to think about the fall, schools were met with more elaborate decision-making to allow students to return to campus while keeping virus numbers low. Many classes would remain online for the fall, … Continue reading Quarantine and isolation: a new student experience

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Ramadan in Quarantine: UMD’s Muslim Students “trying to find the good in the situation”

By Ceoli Jacoby By the end of April, COVID-19 had already disrupted the high holidays of many religious UMD students. Christian students observed Easter without in-person Sunday services. Jewish students celebrated Passover with seders over Zoom. This month, Muslim students are adapting their Ramadan traditions to a world in isolation. Ramadan is the ninth and most sacred month of the Islamic year. Muslims believe that … Continue reading Ramadan in Quarantine: UMD’s Muslim Students “trying to find the good in the situation”

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“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

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Study abroad students adjust to life in U.S. quarantine

By: Madison Peek As people all over the country grapple with their new life in the wake of the coronavirus, University of Maryland students who had to return from their study abroad trips are trying to adjust to life at home in the United States. On March 14, the university suspended all spring semester study abroad programs due to the spread of the coronavirus, two … Continue reading Study abroad students adjust to life in U.S. quarantine

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How a student, a future educator, and a professor are managing remote learning

By James Cirrone The first week of online learning has wrapped up, and according to teachers and students, has had both its successes and shortcomings.  Matt Phillips, a freshman economics and computer science major, had mostly negative feelings about the move online in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. He said Zoom is easy to use, but that the platform is prone to inappropriate distractions. … Continue reading How a student, a future educator, and a professor are managing remote learning

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