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Last-minute flights, canceled programs and hope for the future: Off-campus study in a time of pandemic

Claire Dwyer
Features
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October 2, 2020

For junior Grace McConaghie, the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic meant scrambling to find a flight home in a foreign airport. For McConaghie, who is pursuing majors in Spanish and sociology with a minor in ministry, studying in Buenos Aires, Argentina was an important part of truly immersing herself in the Spanish language. “I was…

COVID-19, crisis and Coltrane: My journey to the studio in a pandemic

Dr. Jordan VanHemert
Opinion
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October 2, 2020

In my life as a musician, I have three primary streams of income: composition, education and performance; most of what I do on a daily basis can be filed into one of those three cabinets. Usually, these things keep me very busy—sometimes to the tune of having performances every day. However, in mid-March, everything changed….