The worst is yet to come (Part 3): Is this the right time for in-person instruction in colleges?
by The worst is yet to come: (Part 1), (Part 2) In two weeks, Northampton Community College will reopen its doors. For some, this is an …
Category: COVID-19
H.O.P.E. pantry offering curbside grocery pickup Monday at NCC’s Bethlehem campus
by Northampton Community College’s H.O.P.E. Food Pantry will be offering curbside pickup on Monday, Aug. 10 at the Bethlehem campus from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. …
The worst is yet to come (Part 2)
How is the U.S. doing in the pandemic? “I don’t think you can say we’re doing great. I mean, we’re just not,” said Dr. Fauci, …
The worst is yet to come (Part 1)
“If you still want to expose yourself unnecessarily, nothing will stop you now. COVID-19 is awaiting.” The number of people wiped out by COVID-19 worldwide …
East Stroudsburg University announces return to remote learning for fall semester
by Today, East Stroudsburg University students received an email from the school’s President Dr. Marcia Welsh announcing a return to remote learning for the fall semester, …
Major League Baseball 2020: Plan pitched for pandemic play
by Play Ball! Baseball fans will soon be hearing those iconic words uttered again in 2020. Or will they? With the outbreak and spread of the …
Respecting COVID-19: Considerations for reopening
In a recent interview with The Commuter, Northampton Community College President Mark Erickson said that NCC will be reopening to some degree in the fall …
Times of pandemic: I can’t understand
“The knowledge and experience of goodhearted doctors and nurses is not enough to prevent them from becoming as fragile as the most fragile of their patients and as dead as their dead patients.”
Coping with the pandemic
by People are coping and finding new ways of passing time at home, including students at NCC and elsewhere. “This new environment hasn’t been easy to …
Photo Essay of a Blooming Campus
by Eva Labram/The Commuter Plants on NCC’s campus thrive amid the pandemic, serving as a reminder that growth still happens no matter what else is happening.
Photo Essay of an Empty Campus
by NCC campus sits empty as students isolate and learn from home.