In the midst of crisis, the line between privileged and underserved seems to become increasingly bolder. Health disparities have been a longstanding cause for concern — a concern on the forefront of...

Amidst of what would be one of the busiest times of the school year, Alma Mater looks out over the University of Illinois campus with arms wide-open but no students in sight.  Throughout the chaos...

“There is nothing to do.” The above phrase has been undoubtedly uttered in many households throughout the past few weeks. As humanity hides away indoors from the pandemic, there is yet another threat...

This global pandemic is something I never imagined would happen in my lifetime, and it feels like my life has been turned upside down. Classes are now online, stores are closed and we are currently self-quarantined....

Lately, we have all been dealing with unprecedented circumstances; it is completely normal to be confused about figuring out how to navigate them. It is stressful to not only adapt to the new restrictions...

So many things have changed in the past week — in all of our lives. For many of us, one major change has been moving back home to a different time zone, ranging anywhere from one hour behind Central...

Currently, times are strange. Going from being a busy college student with hardly no time to spending your time constantly looking at a computer screen is a massive transition. Aside from online classes,...

On March 11, the University informed the campus community that it would be suspending face-to-face instruction indefinitely. By the end of that week, many of us had left campus without any idea of when...

You've probably heard it so many times before, but we need to stick together in times like these. For most of us, this is a new experience, and it isn't very easy to come to terms with it. As a result,...

Plastic, steel, wood and cardboard are surfaces that people touch constantly. They are also some of the surfaces that COVID-19 readily lands on.  According to a study published by the New England Journal...