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The President’s botched pandemic response has hurt the nation

Major missteps have made for a challenging path toward healing.

Evana Upshaw, Opinions Editor • November 6, 2020

On Nov. 5, the United States broke a record for the highest amount of new coronavirus cases in a single day: 121,054. More than 230,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S, and we are still months away from a widely-available vaccine. COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon. It is not a “Democratic...

Azusa Pacific University halts in-person classes

Despite zero cases of COVID-19 on campus, APU moves to online instruction.

Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor • March 12, 2020

Azusa Pacific University announced the cancellation of in-person classes on Thursday, March 12 as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. The university will move to online courses starting March 16 and continuing through the remainder of the semester. “Our strategies align with public health...

Coronavirus? Yes, it’s serious.

Students from Wuhan, China describe the virus’s harrowing impacts from beginning to now.

Micah Kim, Managing Editor • February 8, 2020

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 6, 2020). A mysterious illness discovered in Dec. 2019 has now killed 565 people and infected over 28,273 globally, according to CNN. As the severity of the 2019 nov-coronavirus increases rapidly in China, the unexpected disease has impacted...