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The Atlantic The Colleges That Took the Pandemic Seriously Many colleges and universities have figured out how to diagnose their populations and control outbreaks—and offer a vision for more normal life until the vaccine is available to all. January 31, 2021 A COVID-19 testing center at Colby College in Waterville, MaineTristan Spinski / The New York Times / Redux Until vaccines against COVID-19 are available to all, the public will need two things: a reason for hope and a vision of how to live more safely and productively in the meantime. For both, Americans can look to the examples set by...
Cover Design by Alex Zuniga Everybody knows that the COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest story of 2020, with social and political tensions coming in a very close second—and almost certainly intertwined with the pandemic. Although California also had another record fire season in 2020, SLO County thankfully didn't. The happiest county on the California coast made national news several times this past year with SLO County Sheriff Ian Parkinson's and District Attorney Dan Dow's stance against Black Lives ...