By Macy Wilbanks CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (mocsnews.com) It’s not news that COVID-19 has had an exponential effect on our lives in the past year and a half. Our daily routines have been discarded and reformed to mold into a new world. The US is already starting to function again. With over 42.5% of the adult US population fully vaccinated …
Read More »Public universities and their students battle over mandates for the Covid-19 vaccine
By Stephen Lloyd Kayla Stissel, a first-year student at the University of Florida, gets her first COVID-19 vaccine from UF nursing student Taylor Collins at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville on April 5, 2021. Brad McClenny ATLANTA, GA (mocsnews.com) – As nearly half of the adult United States population …
Read More »A Potential Normal Fall Semester
CHATTANOOGA (mocsnews.com) – The UT System is set to return to normal operations this fall, and officials have been met with varying levels of support on their method to achieve this goal. In a February 10 announcement, the UT System President Randy Boyd revealed their plan to resume “a traditional …
Read More »UTC Gets 1st COVID Vaccines
From a campus release: UTC has received the COVID-19 Vaccine and is ready to open scheduling for the doses available. The first UTC COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic will be held on Friday, March 19, 2021 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Collins Street Annex (where Routine Testing Center is located). The COVID-19 vaccine we have available for this day will be the Moderna vaccine. …
Read More »Routine COVID testing at The University of Tennessee Chattanooga
By: Allyce Robinson CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com) — The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is participating in a random routine COVID test program. Each week 1,000 campus community members of students, faculty, and staff are randomly selected to be tested for COVID-19 by the Abbott BinaxNow rapid antigen tests. This only qualifies …
Read More »Water Line Break
UTC-ALERT Crews with Tennessee-American Water Company are working to repair a water line near campus. It is possible that this work could affect water service in these buildings on campus: Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science; Fine Arts Center; Grote Hall; Lupton Hall; and Brock Hall. More information will be shared …
Read More »A Pandemic Within a Pandemic: How long-term isolation has affected student mental health
By: Noah Browne The Corona Virus has had the world locked away in isolation for nearly a year. Concerns of pathological spread has led to the complete remodel of society. Business hours changing, supply chains crippled, and access to resources is becoming growingly scarce. Though constant isolation is …
Read More »Hungry, Hungry, Hipsters
By Noah Browne Coffee for breakfast and Ramen for lunch and dinner. That is the daily balanced diet of Chattanooga State student, Stephanie Crowell. “Breakfast isn’t even really a thing. I just drink coffee and go to class,” Crowell tells of her daily experience as a student. “It’s like one …
Read More »Bill Lee Calls for Suspension of Student Accountability
By: La’Jaunea Esaw NASHVILLE, TN (mocsnews.com) – Tennessee governor Bill Lee has called for the suspension of student accountability for the 2020-2021 school year. Lee says that educators need to be able to teach there best this year in order to compensate for the learning gap that our students are …
Read More »Questions Arise for Spring Graduation at UTC
By JOSEPH CHAMBERS CHATTANOOGA, TENN (mocsnews.com) — With COVID-19 still affecting our day-to-day lives and changing our plans for health and safety reasons what does a spring graduation ceremony look like for the class of 2021 at UTC. Graduation is a monumental moment for students of all stages, graduation symbolizes …
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