The city recently opened up eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to any New Yorkers 16 years of age and older who want it, but a Siena College poll recently found that more than 25% of those surveyed do not plan to get the vaccine.
Students and faculty at King’s are now part of the larger population that has access to the vaccine, although opinions around receiving the shot — and the possibility of easing restrictions on campus — vary within the school community.
Read MoreNew York City has slowly been opening due to the rise of COVID-19 vaccinations. With the city's travel restrictions lifted and venues and restaurants opening up, one can expect the city to return to the lively scene it once was.
Read MoreThe National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) returned to play in 2021 with the second year of the NWSL Challenge Cup, a 21-game tournament featuring all 10 league teams.
The NWSL Challenge Cup debuted last year as a product of the COVID-19 pandemic. After having to consistently delay their regular-season games, the league created a tournament to encourage playing while staying safe. Last July, Houston Dash took home the title after previously not making playoffs in their seven-year tenure in the league.
Read MoreWorn-down armrest-less chairs occupied by the occasional patient lined the walls of the room. There were two vending machines off to the side. One sold beverages. The other sold cheap snacks: Doritos, potato chips, pretzels, peanut butter M&Ms, probably some odd breakfast pastry too. I always found it strange to put pastries in a vending machine. Something about it seems unnatural; it’s like seeing a shark on top of a mountain.
Read MoreProfessor Glader is entitled to his opinions and his feelings – it is left to us to judge their substance. I find the abundance of non sequiturs and strawmen in his op-ed truly alarming, but I console myself with the thought that this is rushed opinion rather than reasoned argument. Apparently, he has a few axes to grind about President Trump, sex scandals, cover-ups, shouting racial slurs, and even my alma mater - all find their way into the piece. What those have to do with me or the issue at hand is rather hard to see.
Read MoreAs Hollywood hits the red carpet for Award Season, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the ceremonies to part from their traditional ways.
Read MoreDespite the ongoing pandemic and social distancing regulations in New York City, King’s found a way to host their annual Great Race this past weekend.
Read MoreDue to COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, the traditional King’s College event, “The Great Race”, is functioning differently this year. EST’s Campus Editor, Mattie Townson, interviewed the Director of Student Development, Jonathan Sheaffer, to clear up any confusion. Here’s what she learned:
Read MoreThousands gathered at the 9/11 Memorial on Friday to pay tribute to the lives of family, friends and fellow Americans that died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has forced American life to look quite different over the past few months, and among these visible differences are new ways people have found to celebrate birthdays in quarantine.
Read MorePORT ORANGE, Fla. – Amid the novel Coronavirus pandemic, many small businesses and restaurants are choosing to close their doors. Aunt Catfish’s on the River, located in Port Orange, Fla., is an anomaly to that trend.
Read MoreStudents signed up for a four-year, in-person experience but found themselves back at home and taking virtual classes this past semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreRacial tensions are part of America’s history and experience as a melting pot. This time, they are exacerbated by the Coronavirus that is sweeping through the U.S. and the world. The Coronavirus emerged originally from Wuhan, China, according to early news and government reports. As a result, Asians are suffering in the court of perceptions and public relations.
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