Nearly a year later, more than 300,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Widespread transmission of the virus, business lockdowns and economic strife have turned the world â including the world of higher education â upside down.
In mid-March, DePauw was driving back to Blacksburg from Northern Virginia after an alumni reception of graduate education thought leaders. She noticed that some who had RSVPâd did not show up, as people began to worry about coming in close contact with others. DePauw did not know at the time that it would be her last public gathering to date. The same day, Virginia Tech announced all classes would move online after a weekâs extension of spring break.
Throughout the 2020 fall college football season, Food Lion Feeds partnered with eight colleges and universities to help nourish neighbors in need.
During the season, for every quarterback sack made by the participating college, Food Lion Feeds donated 1,000 meals to the schoolâs local food bank through the Sack to Give Back program.
âAt Food Lion, we care about nourishing our neighbors in need, and we were cheering on each school to rack up as many sacks as they could this football season,â said
Jennifer Blanchard, director of community relations for Food Lion. âWeâre proud of the hard work these student athletes did on the field to ensure our neighbors do not have to worry about where their next meal will come from this holiday season.â
Updated December 19, 2020 6:34 p.m. EST
By Tara Parker-Pope, Claire Cain Miller, Margot Sanger-Katz and Quoctrung Bui, New York Times
The United States moved one step closer to getting back to normal this past week with the first COVID vaccinations of health care workers around the country. While the majority of Americans won’t get their shots until spring, the vaccine rollout is a hopeful sign of better days ahead. We asked Dr. Anthony Fauci as well as several public health researchers and health and science writers for The New York Times for their predictions about the months ahead. Here’s what they had to say.
North Carolina fraternity members, students allegedly trafficked $1.5M in drugs
Three North Carolina universities have been named in the investigation
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Three North Carolina universities are in the middle of a $1.5 million drug bust involving fraternity members and students according to a federal investigation revealed on Thursday.
According to BuzzFeed News, students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and Appalachian State University – helped to trafficked more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana, several hundred kilograms of cocaine, and large quantities of other drugs including ecstasy both on and around the campuses.
(Credit: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)