COVID-19
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COVID-19 Coverage
‘It’s All About People’: Fast Food Employees Become Essential Personnel During COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues its exponential growth, fast food workers have been named “essential workers,” alongside doctors and government officials. Among those personnel is Randy Stewart, district manager of Wendy’s through Meritage Hospitality Group in Jacksonville, Florida. Although the nation’s economy is a big concern, Stewart said, “people are what matter…
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A Place For PPE: How One Nurse Got Strategic in Unprecedented Times
The rest of the world has stopped. Stores are closed, concerts are canceled, and people are being asked to stay inside. For Courtney Cornell, however, this is the busiest time of her life. Five weeks ago, Cornell was the director of oncology for a hospital in the suburbs of Washington,…
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Mental Health Under COVID-19: Using Self-Care to Cope
The worldwide lockdowns occurring due to COVID-19 are creating unique and unprecedented challenges for people who now find themselves stuck at home and dealing with keeping their mental health in check. To cope with this new challenge of keeping sane while working from home, people are turning to methods of…
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Art Lessons in Minecraft: How Liberty County Schools Are Pivoting To Online Learning
Core classes like English or math translate relatively easily from classroom to computer. “Connection classes,” like art and band, require a little reworking in order to successfully make that transition. Liberty County, Georgia, is experiencing these transitions with all of their courses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the county…
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Small Farms Come To Rescue During Pandemic
First the chicken, then the eggs. These were some of the products (after toilet paper) to fly off the shelves of corporate grocery stores when the panic hit. In the midst of a global pandemic, when many stores were experiencing supply shortages, a local farm-share program teamed up with the…
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Campus Career Communication: On-Campus Work Goes Online to Nonexistent in Midst of Pandemic
On an early morning in February 2020, the Market at Tate shop was a hub for student workers and those who wanted to purchase a snack between classes. With campus left deserted after Spring Break, on-campus jobs that were normally occupied by student workers have been left vacant due to…
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We’re Home: An Essential Worker, An Elderly Woman, A Child and COVID-19
When COVID-19 began shutting down schools, people flooded grocery stores, buying up essential items like toilet paper. Many companies started encouraging employees to work from home, but not everyone got that luxury. Publix customer service staff member Sara Hammond lives at home with her son, Davis Hammond, 10,…
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Community Service in a Pandemic: Local Meals on Wheels Chapter Works to Ease COVID-19 Impact on Older Population
The outbreak of COVID-19 has created a culture of uncertainty, prompting questions like “Can I go to the grocery store?,” “If I go outside, will I get sick,” or “When will I be able to see my family and friends again?” For the older population, these questions hold…
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COVID-19 Tumbles UGA’s Competition Cheer Club
Elizabeth Cummings was in Jamaica on a spring break mission trip when she first heard of the school and sports cancellations due to the coronavirus. Immediately, she began thinking about what this would mean for UGA’s club cheer program. “The second week of April, we go to NCA College Nationals,…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Area Churches Transition to Online Services
There are two holidays in which Christian churches can count on peak engagement—Easter and Christmas. But this year, due to imposed social-distancing measures, church buildings across Georgia remained empty. Athens-area churches have adapted, using online services to engage remotely. Although they are thankful to meet, conducting services and congressional communication…