Articles by Claire Dwyer

Claire Dwyer ('24) is a current Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Anchor. Joining as a News Writer fall of a freshman year, she has enjoyed the opportunity to connect with the campus community through journalism!


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Telling responses: Kamila Valieva exposed in Russian Olympic doping scandal

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics officially ended on February 20, but controversies were still ongoing. A notable case, in particular, was that of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, whose positive test for a performance-enhancing substance sent the figure skating world in a spiral and reignited a debate about Russia’s state-sponsored doping scandal.  The 15-year-old figure…

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Mask Mandates Lifted Around the Country

While the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread, some public health officials in the places where the surge of cases is tapering off have reconsidered COVID-19 mitigation policies, including in Michigan. A number of states across the US have begun lifting mask mandates and reconsidering mandates in school settings. Some states, such as California,…

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Battling omicron on Hope’s campus

Throughout the busy holiday season, a new variant of COVID-19 caused millions of Americans to get sick and yet again disrupted most aspects of society. Omicron emerged as a concerning variant at the end of November after its quick spread was discovered in South Africa, where the mutation originated. The new mutation is much more…