"I wish I could decipher even more from these emails, but after six hours of nonstop reading, I have a headache like a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Unless ... I hope it’s not … I’d better get tested. Has anyone read the emails well enough to know where I can do that?"
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"Although these options to obtain a free COVID-19 test are steps forward, they aren’t steps that are large enough. With the rise in omicron cases, it’s imperative that these tests and resources are available to everyone, regardless of geographic, socioeconomic and financial status."
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"The decision to move to appointment-only asymptomatic testing is emblematic of how UNC students, faculty and staff have to handle this pandemic: We are left to figure things out on our own."
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"As this past decade has hopefully shown, the decisions brought about by 'the whims of political power' are neither sufficient nor desirable for governing world-class institutions of learning."
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"Masking has been proven to be a critical public health tool for preventing the spread of COVID-19. And to protect yourself, others and the community, it’s important to wear the most protective mask that you can wear consistently."
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"The tradeoff for investment in these two Black women are not only high ratings for the networks and sharing their brilliance with the world, but the representation on and behind the screen that Hollywood so desperately needs."
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"Rebranding yourself for the new year is both great for your mental health and to ensure you have an authentic and enjoyable 2022. Visualizing yourself as something that needs to be 'sold' or advertised to a consumer base is both healthy and natural, and definitely benefits our society as a whole."
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"It’s my annual reminder that we have such a fractured image of what self-care and self-improvement are. We are surrounded by the belief that our goals — especially fitness goals — should come at extreme costs to our time, nutrition, well-being and wallets."
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"So 2022 is here. It will be a year of new music to walk to class to. It will be a year of music that will inevitably define my nineteenth year. It will be a year of music by artists who remind me of simpler times — times when my mask loops didn’t interfere with my AirPods."
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"After all the craziness of the fall semester, Winter Break gave us time to sit down, relax and watch a movie. Fortunately, the holiday season is always filled to the brim with new releases — and this one was no different."
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"With another semester upon us, football season has come to a close and both men’s and women’s basketball have begun their conference play. It's time to check on some early (or late) season trends."
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"Sure, awards shows are fun, but are they really as fun when they’re corrupt, blatantly racist and have no credibility whatsoever?"
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"I only have three semesters left at UNC, and I’m going into 2022 ready to make the absolute most of it. It may not be the best year of my life, but it doesn’t need to be. I’m just going to make sure that 2022 is the best that it can be."
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"Now, I’m assumed to add so little to my classes that it is perfectly acceptable when I’m not really a part of them. I see campus opening back up and administrators sticking their heads in the sand, and the only decision being delegated to me is whether or not I risk my life to attend my classes. That’s a difficult decision to make."
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"The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated health care barriers for rural communities, including health care provider shortages, insufficient internet availability, geographic location and other issues."
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"With research on omicron developing from here on out, new recommendations and policies are likely to emerge to protect the general public from the variant. For the next several weeks, it’s imperative that institutions and individuals take all the measures that they can to prevent the surge from affecting our local communities."
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"Should UNC have taken a similar approach to what the likes of Duke and Yale have done and postpone the start of the semester? Or even completely move instruction online for the first few weeks?"
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"Remote learning isn’t fun for students or instructors, and the prospect of returning to Zoom is daunting. But I carry the burden of doing what I can to slow the spread and eliminate at least one site of potential exposure. This is a burden the University has allotted to myself and other graduate instructors and faculty."
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"We’ve seen it before — the lack of leadership to condemn racism and discrimination on campus, the lack of leadership to offer attendance flexibility during a global pandemic and the lack of leadership to mandate a COVID-19 vaccine."
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"UNC administration cannot be the master of both worlds, although it may try, because there is only one right course of action – the one that protects students, faculty and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro communities we reside within. Anything else is negligent."
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