TYROL, Austria -- After weeks of living in a virtual police state due to the coronavirus pandemic, residents here are relieved that the government has lifted its stringent restrictions. However, they have mixed feelings about the country’s plan to reopen the economy, some saying they are uneasy about returning to work and school in the middle of a pandemic.
Read MoreSome unhappy students at Millsaps College, who were forced to move off campus in March, say the institution’s refund policy is “unfair” because it did not adequately compensate them for unused housing and meal plans.
Read MoreAs if trying to finish the school year in the middle of a pandemic was not stressful enough, students across the nation were forced to continue their education online, which added to their anxiety and had an adverse effect on some students’ mental health and academic performance.
Read MoreSydney Mann, a long-jumper and pole-vaulter at Millsaps College, has spent years training to overcome hurdles, but nothing prepared her for the hurdles she has had to contend with over the past few weeks.
Read MoreSarah Hayek, a bio-chemistry major at Millsaps College, is typically a bubbly, outgoing person, but the constant images on television of people suffering from the coronavirus pandemic has dimmed her bright personality and made it difficult for her to complete her sophomore year.
Read MoreHistorically, when something major has affected young people directly, it has increased their political activism: the Vietnam War, 9/11, Katrina, mass school shootings and now - the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreSeniors at Millsaps College, like millions of others across the country, were looking forward to walking across the stage in May to receive their long-awaited degrees. Instead, they are trapped in their homes, grieving the loss of the remainder of their senior year and living a nightmarish existence.
Read MoreSarah Lawson, a biology major at Millsaps College, had no idea when she left for spring break on March 6 that it would be the last time she would ever step foot on campus.
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