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The Flushing, Queens community fridge is very popular. The food items, beautiful decorations, and seating all serve and inspire the residents who stop by.

Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of Community Fridges

Chanel Richardson, Staff Reporter
June 22, 2021
A map of COVID-19 outbreaks shows the extent to which the novel Coronavirus spread around the world.

Predicting the Next Pandemic

Nicole Hu, Staff Reporter
June 18, 2021
Here is a sign from early in the Coronavirus pandemic noting that staying at home is the safest way to avoid contracting COVID-19. Now with more Americans getting fully vaccinated, the risks of travel for these fully vaccinated individuals are much lower than they were before.

Reducing the Risks of Traveling During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Anna Buhler, Staff Reporter
June 16, 2021
For teachers around the world, Zoom teaching was an entirely new experience with both positives and negatives compared to in-person teaching pre-pandemic.

Highlighting the Experiences of Bronx Science Teachers Through the Lens of Remote Learning and Teaching

Akunna Njoku, Staff Writer
June 15, 2021
During quarantine, Jaymie Paredes ’21 has been listening to comforting music with her headphones. One comforting song she has been obsessed with is Good Days by SZA. “I think quarantine gets lonely sometimes, but this song really helps me feel a little less lonely during those moments.”

The Emotional Impact of Music

Yong Jun Xie, Staff Reporter
June 15, 2021
Federal and local governments across the United States are working to increase the number of fully vaccinated Americans who are protected against COVID-19.

The Frustrations Behind the Lack of Finished COVID-19 Vaccinations

Andrew Zhang, Staff Reporter
June 15, 2021
A doctor pulls back a patient’s sleeve in order to administer a dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

How To Get Vaccinated For Protection Against COVID-19

Melanie Lin, Staff Reporter
June 14, 2021
Urubamba is a restaurant in Jackson Heights that serves traditional Peruvian food and has become popular among the residents, noticed most by their ceviche and Jalea (pictured above).

The Global Dining Experience in New York

Camila Kulahlioglu, Staff Reporter
June 14, 2021
The FeMaidens Engineering Department discusses their ideas for a mechanism for their 2021 robot ‘Ashoka during a remote Zoom meeting.

No Time to Rest: the FeMaidens’ Path to Recovery

Ria Cha, Staff Reporter
June 14, 2021
The city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has been particularly hard hit by COVID-19.

COVID-19 Deaths Continue to Surge in Brazil

Jessica Zheng, Staff Reporter
June 14, 2021
The U.S. government is offering many incentives for Americans to take vaccines for COVID-19, such as free parking outside vaccination sites. (Joshua Hoehne / UnSplash.com)

COVID-19 and Anti-Vaxxers

Rahm Rodkey, Staff Reporter
June 13, 2021
Hand sanitizer sales spiked at the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic in the Spring of 2020, driving prices up. On Amazon, certain sellers asked for over $300 for a single bottle of Purell.

After COVID-19, Can We Learn to Live With Germs Once Again?

Karen Phua, Staff Reporter
June 10, 2021
Here is the exterior of Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School/Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Harlem, New York. These schools have both been affected by the pandemic in New York City. “Schools reopening this fall would be a good time to reopen, at least in New York City (and that’s the current plan with the NYC DOE). However, some schools in other parts of the country may be able to reopen sooner or later, depending on where they are and how hard their area has been hit by COVID-19,” said Moontachier Tasneem ’23.

A Full Reopening for Schools Across the United States in September?

Adam Sultan, Staff Reporter
June 10, 2021
The skewed distribution of the Coronavirus vaccine continues to grow, as high income countries vaccinate their less at-risk citizens at the expense of more vulnerable citizens of low income countries.

Vaccine Equity on a Global Scale

Samia Sultana, Staff Reporter
June 9, 2021
Asian American communities, such as those in midtown Manhattans Koreatown, are suffering at the hands of anti-Asian violence.

The Rise in Anti-Asian Sentiment Must Also Come With a Rise in Awareness

Alina Chan, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2021
Elma Kabir ’23 tours a popular New York City attraction, The Vessel, at night, in December 2020.

Dear Future Self, Please Do Not Forget

Jaymie Paredes, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2021
Chloe Kirk, a Ph.D. graduate student at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, runs a science blog called Chloe the Scientist. Communicating to the general public required me to learn how to say accurate information while keeping it concise and jargon-free, and this learning curve only really happened when I started my science instagram page at the start of graduate school, said Kirk.

Science Communication in the Age of COVID-19

Marian Caballo, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2021
Samples for your test-by-mail kits should be shipped back by you on the same day that you collected the sample, in order to minimize the transit time between your home and the testing lab.

A New Option: COVID-19 Testing at Home

Nicole Hu, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2021
Here is a vial containing five doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine: What You Need to Know

Andrew Zhang, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination rates in America are steadily increasing, bringing hope that the worst of the pandemic may be behind us.

COVID-19 Vaccines and What They Mean For the World

Marina Tiligadas, Staff Reporter
April 23, 2021
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