News, Coronavirus Brooke Matteson News, Coronavirus Brooke Matteson

COVID-19 Spring Surge May be on the Horizon

The UK variant of COVID-19, B.1.1.7, is known to be 50% more transmittable. According to the CDC's website, "Multiple lines of evidence indicate that B.1.1.7 is more efficiently transmitted than are other SARS-CoV-2 variants. The modeled trajectory of this variant in the U.S. exhibits rapid growth in early 2021, becoming the predominant variant in March.”

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Culture Morgan Spillman Culture Morgan Spillman

Belmar Park Makes its Mark

Historic Belmar Park’s virtual grand opening celebration took place on Feb. 28, via Zoom. The field itself opened on March 1 with its first Lacrosse game. The art installation and guiding plaques surround the field and are open for all to see.

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Letter from the Editor, Leditor Carolyn Burt Letter from the Editor, Leditor Carolyn Burt

Practicing Patience

There is a phrase that has stayed with me since my freshman year of college, “just take it bird by bird.” In a passage by Anne Lamott, she tells the story of how her brother has found himself in a homework crisis, having waited until the last day to finish a report on birds that he had three months to write. Rather than stress his son out further, their father goes up to his child and offers the simple advice, “Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.” It has been a reminder in times of feeling overwhelmed and stressed with everything on my plate, to breathe, and focus on one task at a time.

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