coronavirus
Death Is Not Festival Culture. COVID-19 and Astroworld Should Change Music Festivals Forever.
We need to reimagine the future of festivals in a post-quarantine, crowd-hungry environment.
By Noella Williams
It’s So Hard to Find an Apartment Right Now
Rents are soaring and competition for available spots is fierce.
By Anne Wen
These Teens Fled Their Homes Because of Hurricanes
Hurricane season is getting longer and more intense each year.
By Vaishnavi Kumbala
The Scientists Who Made COVID Vaccines Possible on How the Pandemic Ends
They pioneered the mRNA technology used in the COVID vaccine.
By Elizabeth Yuko
How Disasters Are Redefining the High School Experience
The Paradise High School class of 2022 were freshmen during a wildfire and seniors during a pandemic.
By Colleen HagertyPhotography by Ron Ben
9 Graduating Seniors Share Advice for Current Students
“Remember that you have so much life left to live after graduation.”
By Mary Retta
No Airline Mask Mandate Means Disabled People Like Me Are More Isolated Than Ever
Travel remains inaccessible, and I wonder when I'll be able to see home again.
By Hannah Sullivan Facknitz
COVID Cases Are Rising After Coachella
Coachella Vally cities have seen an increase, and some aren't surprised.
By Sara Tardiff
50 College Graduation Gifts Grads Actually Want
As told by actual college graduates.
By Rachel Dube and Aamina Inayat Khan
Experts Say You Should Still Wear a Mask on Public Transportation
The federal mandate has been dropped, but experts wouldn't advise boarding a plane maskless just yet.
By Sara Tardiff
What It’s Like to Run a Business As a College Student
“I didn’t know how to start.”
By Vignesh Panchanatham
How the Pandemic Changed What Future Doctors and Nurses Think of Medicine
“The pandemic made us totally unable to deny the fact that patients come in with mistrust.”
By Fortesa Latifi
5 Key Moments From Biden's State of the Union
The president insisted the U.S. military "will not engage in the conflict" in Ukraine.
By Emma Specter
What It's Like to Have Long COVID
Young people with long COVID say their lives have been turned upside down.
By Fortesa Latifi
Are We Already Living in a Dystopia?
We asked the authors of popular postapocalyptic novels to weigh in.
By Kaylen Ralph
Want to Unionize Your Workplace? This Group Can Help
Meet the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee.
By Dawn Tefft
It's Not Okay to Attack Young Writers for Their Age
Commenters have suggested I'm brainwashed, naive, or lying about being a teen.
By Zoe Yu
Who Takes Care of Youth Caregivers?
“Black and brown girls have been frontline workers in the home.”
By Feylyn Lewis, PhD
KN95, KF94, and N95 Masks: What to Know and Where to Buy Them
According to an infectious disease specialist.
By Bianca Nieves