Science & Environment

Kayla Berthoff S&E Editor   By now, everyone has heard of the COVID Delta variant and the issues associated with it, but most people don’t know what exactly makes this variant more serious. The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus is a cluster of single-stranded genetic information (RNA) …

Melita Wiles S&E Editor   Commercial flights are continuing through COVID-19 to vacation destinations, loved ones’ homes, and to space. This summer, Jeff Bezos travelled 66 miles into space with his hand-picked group of three others: his brother, Mark Bezos, 18-year-old student Oliver Daeman, and …

Melita Wiles Science and Environment Editor   James West, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology What areas of research are you involved in? I mostly study how cells and organisms protect themselves against the stress caused by molecules, like hydrogen peroxide and environmental conditions, like …

Kayla Bertholf Science and Environment Editor   Sobika Thapa ‘23, Computer Science What was your summer experience/internship called? I interned as an user interface design (UI/UX) intern for a software company in Nepal. Give a summary of your experience. During my internship, I participated in …

Jonathan Logan Science & Environment Editor   On Tuesday, April 14, Dean of Students Myrna Hernández informed the campus community that the scheduled vaccine clinic happening on campus was cancelled due to a recommendation made by the FDA and the CDC. The recommendation asked all …

Raisa Raofa Contributing Writer   On April 15, Minorities in S.T.E.M. (MiSTEM) hosted the annual (Overcoming) Failure Dinner. MiSTEM is an organization that advocates for the representation of minority groups in S.T.E.M. fields as well as holds discussions on the issues faced by those from …