Early into the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Event Safety Alliance, a non-profit trade association of live event industry professionals committed to eliminating unsafe behaviors and conditions, began creating guidelines for social distancing during concerts and released the finished guid…
Saturday, May 23, marked the start of Recovery Order Phase II in Springfield, MO. The city order allows gyms to operate with a limited number of attendees and extends until Monday, June 22, 2020.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many college students have had to pick up extra hours at work, revise their budgets and really take a look at their ways of life.
Ashley*, went to get her hair done at Great Clips on Tuesday, May 19. Unbeknownst to her, in a few days Ashley would receive a call from the Springfield-Greene County Health Department informing her she had been exposed to COVID-19.
The new residence hall on campus, Holland House, was set to open this fall. However, the construction work on the building has been delayed due to COVID-19.
It’s Memorial Day weekend, a truly memorable time, as businesses and facilities attempt to regain normalcy. Some students are scrambling to the reopened parks and malls. Others are acting as though the stay-at-home orders were never lifted, patiently waiting for the calm after the storm.
In response to a vote by the NCAA Division I council on Thursday, May 21, Missouri State made the decision to allow football and baseball athletes to return to campus June 1 for workouts.
Many jobs have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses are starting to find new ways to help their employees out during this time.
Hair salons have been closed for weeks because of COVID-19, and the new normal is both busy and full of precautions to keep all guests safe.
Australian fires, Kobe Bryant’s death, COVID-19 and now there is talk of a new threat- Asian giant hornets.
While the path back to normalcy seems unclear, many Americans are vowing to self isolate even if they are given government permission to travel. For those choosing to remain out of the public, here are some books to consider diving into while at home.
5 Pound Apparel just had its last pre-order for the “Springfield SGF” t-shirts to help support local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Missouri’s stay-at-home order was lifted May 4, 2020, allowing the state to open back up and have non-essential businesses begin the reopening process.
As the end of the spring semester nears, most students only have one thing to check off their list before the start of summer break: finals.
While people are trying to heal from COVID-19, the earth is doing its own healing. With the halt in consumerism, the earth is fixing some of its problems.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a countless number of people have lost their jobs. This increase in joblessness is even affecting college students.
Abigail McGrath crouches over a coffee table on her bedroom floor as she mixes different colors of polymer clay until she has a design exactly how she wants it. Carefully, she pieces together the clay on hypoallergenic stainless steel or studs.
There is not a better time than now to check into that podcast your friend told you about. So, what do the professionals in media at MSU recommend?
It’s no secret that committed romantic relationships take a lot of time and effort. Relationships are changing and need diligent care to evolve and naturally grow. Often, outside forces can play a large part in the evolution of a relationship.
Every day at the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri presents new challenges as the shelter operates at a limited capacity with limited staff. The humane society falls into a middle-ground area of the essential/nonessential continuum, where some of their services are essential but others are not.
Steven Gindler, a New Jersey-based portrait photographer, has worked with 10 models from five countries in the last few weeks. The pandemic has locked a lot of creatives indoors, but Gindler is making do.
The 2020 Ursa Experience was set to occur August 10-12, until sanitation concerns led to its cancellation. The event is catered towards new students to facilitate their transition to college life. Participants will receive full refunds, according to the Missouri State website.
With both the local and state governments forcing thousands of shops, salons and dine-in restaurants to shut down, 4.5% of Missourians are unemployed, according to the Missouri Department of Labor.
The graduation ceremony for the spring class of 2020 has been postponed because of COVID-19.
With the direction COVID-19 has taken, experts have compared the virus to the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic. Each outbreak affected Missouri State University’s campus in their own ways.
All I can remember wanting while I was growing up was for my walls to be painted. I would daydream about redecorating my room and adding a touch of my personality, studying Pottery Barn catalogs and the JCPenney website to help myself develop a sense of design. I was obsessed. I would even w…
As of March 30, 2020, Missouri State University transitioned its classes online for the remainder of the semester in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. MSU plans on also transitioning summer classes to an online-only format.
Tyler Drenon, a technology strategist at the Duane G. Meyer Library Innovation Lab, recently collaborated with a team to create personal protective equipment for the Springfield Fire Department.
After a difficult move to Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Rick and Patti Huggins decided a week in Florida would be the necessary de-stressor after a year full of change and uncertainty.
With restaurants switching strictly to delivery or carry-out, the demand for delivery services like Postmates, Doordash and Grubhub have increased.
Travel through Springfield has become non-existent due to the stay-at-home orders, causing businesses like hotels and museums to temporarily close.
For Megan Thornburgh, visiting Disney World each year is a family tradition. To her, it only made sense she would apply to the Disney College Program. However, she did not expect to have her time at “the most magical place on Earth” cut short.
Many have turned to exploring music to get them through the isolation of the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what the music experts of Springfield recommend listening to.
My shoes stick to the floor every step I take. It’s dark and I can barely see the ground, except for when random strobes of light flash to reveal my previously white shoe, now stained with splashes of vodka cranberry and warm Bud Light.
Across the nation gatherings are being canceled. Some of these gatherings are simply events, while others are jobs. One aspect of a job that many Missouri State University students must do before graduation is an internship. However, due to COVID-19 many of these are being canceled.
Since returning home, Missouri State students' sleep schedules have drastically been changing due to not having a solid work schedule or in-person classes anymore. Some students have been staying up into the early morning and then sleeping into the afternoon.
We know the drill by now. Speaking to teachers with the distortion of poor connection. Hiding behind the barrier of a digital screen to catch up with friends and relatives. Passing strangers in the empty streets with our faces concealed by medical masks, muffling our voices further. Social d…
As of March 30, Missouri State University students are participating in online classes. But while students are focusing on their assignments, how are teachers being affected by the transition?
Tuesday afternoon, the "Reopen Springfield Missouri" protest was held at Park Central Square in downtown Springfield. The protest began at 11:45 a.m. with music, followed by a rally from 12-1 p.m. The protest was held to bring awareness to a group of citizens not supporting the extension of …
It all started with an itchy throat and lack of energy. Mehwish Khokhar, a graduate student in the chemistry department, went to her doctor who thought that it was just the common cold or allergies. Then the high fever and body aches started.
Over the past month, many employees have faced layoffs as companies try to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the statewide stay-at-home mandate entering its fourth week in Missouri, small businesses like the Soap Refill Station need to get creative when it comes to getting products to customers.
Time management for online classes can be a challenge for students new to virtual courses. Without an in-person professor giving lessons and instructions, it can be confusing for students adjusting to online classes.
At this point in the year, most athletes for fall and winter sports are training for their next season. The coronavirus outbreak changed those plans when Missouri State — like the majority of the sports world — put everything on hold for the rest of the school year.
Covering fast-paced, complicated issues like infectious diseases is not only exhausting emotionally, mentally and physically, it’s dangerous and complex. Journalists are not doctors. Journalists are regular people who committed their lives to the craft of observance and storytelling. Sometim…
Student loan payments are being temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic to help graduated college students focus their money on essentials.
College students are moving back with parents; working and taking classes online can be confusing and chaotic; being cooped up in the house with the same people can get boring; deadlines are approaching fact; and motivation is hard to find.
Missouri State University President Clif Smart outlined the effects the ongoing COVID-19 situation has on the university’s revenue in his April 14 “Clif’s Notes” published on MSU’s website.
As the supply of medical masks dwindles, some local business owners are stepping up to help the communities they serve and meet the changing demands of their consumer base.
Many spring 2020 study away trips were cut short due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Some bears abroad had little choice but to return home while others have explored their options and maintained to finish out their semester-long trips.
Teachers, students and parents are learning to adjust to homeschooling since public schools have closed due to the COVID-19 crisis.
