Mandatory COVID Testing
On September 11th, 2020, the Austin College community received notification that Wellhealth, an independent agency that provides primary care and other health services, would be working with the school to set up station and conduct free on-campus testing for COVID-19. The announcement, sent out via email, said that testing would Continue Reading
Masks Up, Screens On: Students navigate between in-person and remote classes
It is no surprise that this semester looks very different from the last one. Faces are covered by masks, hand sanitizer stations are everywhere, and student gatherings are few. The biggest difference of all might be the way students—and professors— learn. Most Austin College students decided to attend classes in Continue Reading
‘Roos Celebrate Constitution Day
On Constitution Day, the day when Schoolhouse Rock!‘s “Preamble” song gets stuck on loop in your head, Americans celebrate the day the Founding Fathers signed the United States Constitution 233 years ago on September 17, 1787. Last Thursday, Campus Activities Board (CAB) quizzed students about the most influential document in American history Continue Reading
Tips for Surviving Zoom Classes
Almost all students are participating in remote learning, usually on Zoom, even while fully on campus. Logging in to online class and seeing a close-up of your professor and other classmates is strange but neccesary because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some tips for adjusting to this new version of Continue Reading
Young, Ambitious and Goal-Driven: Meet Amanda Handsbur, our new Director of Students Activities
Sitting in her dimly lit space, hair in two buns, and face covered by her grey cloth mask, Amanda Handsbur, the new face of Students Activities administration, welcomes me in her peaceful office. The young woman from Houston freshly graduated from Texas State University is the new director of Students Continue Reading
Remembering the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg
On Friday, September 18th, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg passed away at the age of 87. Ginsberg was born in 1933 in Brooklyn, New York and in 1954, graduated from Cornell University and in the same year, married her husband, Martin Ginsberg. Two years later, RBG went back to Continue Reading
The New Mutants- Was It Worth It?
DISCLAIMER: Given the worldwide complications caused by COVID-19, I would think twice about seeing this in a theater. Even I didn’t see this in a theater, and instead went to a drive-in, for that is a safer venue. Please use similar discretion as you decide whether or not to return Continue Reading
Is Tenet The Next Big Blockbuster?
DISCLAIMER: Given the worldwide complications caused by COVID-19, I would think twice about seeing this in a theater. Even I didn’t see this in a theater, and instead went to a drive-in, for that is a safer venue. Please use similar discretion as you decide whether or not to return Continue Reading
Last Chance: ‘Industrial Debitage’ Refuse Reimagined
As the campus moves into a more secluded approach to quarantine, students may find themselves looking for a way to pass the time and follow social distancing protocols. One of the options for art-minded students is the exhibit currently in the Betsy Dennis Forster Art Studio Complex. The exhibit was Continue Reading
