Medical mistreatment, inequity lead to vaccine hesitancy for Black Americans →

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By Amudalat Ajasa, Amanda Paule and Ian S. Brundige

By late June, Yolanda Corbett, a single mother of three living in Washington, D.C., was certain she would not get the COVID-19 vaccine. She wanted to protect her family more than anything, and while the vaccine might be a clear sign of hope for many, Corbett wasn’t convinced.

“All of a sudden a country that has literally kept a foot on our necks for years, and even during a pandemic has shown that it has no interest in collectively supporting us as human beings or as a people of color, to put my life and my family’s lives in your hands, to trust that you want to suddenly give me a vaccine that’s going to save us,” Corbett said.

When a pandemic enters the food chain: COVID-19’s impact on restaurants and businesses →

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By Ian S. Brundige, Thomas Curdt and Maxwell Shavers

Though many industries are gradually recovering, COVID-19’s impact on small businesses and restaurants lingers, a reminder of the pandemic’s effect.

As the country wrestles with how to best balance public safety with personal risk, stimulus with unemployment and federal governance with local intervention, restaurants and small businesses continue to hang on and stay open.

LOGGING ON: YOUNG ACTIVISTS TURN TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO RAISE MONEY FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

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Last summer’s duelling crises — COVID-19 and the racial reckoning spurred by the killing of George Floyd — activated Cat Robinson’s life. Those global events sparked her to pick up her phone, log onto Instagram and raise funds for Black women in need.

“I was trying to get Black women and fems money,” Robinson said. “They keep killing us. What the hell? Can we at least get some money?”

Protest On the Square: Greencastle Residents Continue Weekly Rallies For Black Lives →

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As the 11 a.m. bell rang from the Putnam county courthouse, Greencastle residents gathered on the lawn, as they have all summer, holding signs reading “Black lives matter,” and “End racism.” 

First there were four. Then throughout the next hour, about 20 mostly older, white protesters showed up holding signs and chanting.

While protests have been seen across the nation, often focusing on violent confrontations in large cities, Greencastle community members have found their own steady voice.   

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When Liberal Arts Goes Online, Who Stays Onboard? →

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Zoom University

Since last spring when a university email notified students that the DePauw community would be moving online, what it means to be a Tiger has felt like a moving target.

While historically the student experience at DePauw has been divided along social lines like Greek affiliation and race, the challenges presented by COVID-19 divide us physically. 

Our ability to live and learn together is being threatened, and it has made me reevaluate the value of DePauw. Many of the university’s strengths-the global nature, interactions with faculty, staff and other students, and the opportunity to be an involved student leader on campus-are all now unavoidable challenges.

Problem With The Presidential Prospectus →

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Last Friday, the DePauw Presidential Search Committee released its prospectus, “which provides an overview of DePauw for candidates and a description of the role and the desired attributes of the next president,” said Justin Christian ‘98, chair of the Presidential Search Committee, in an email to the DePauw community.

As a student who has my own opinions and as a journalist who covered the presidential search listening sessions, I was surprised by the content of the prospectus…

The Case For Equal Play →

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What is the difference between Barbies and Hot Wheels? 

The inexpensive plastic and aluminum that entertain kids have historically sent immediate implicit messages about gender: boys drive fast cars and learn about dinosaurs while girls play with hair and learn how to take care of babies….