The week of Oct. 6, seven positive cases of COVID-19 were on campus, according to Kerri Case, UCC’s new pandemic coordinator. Case traces student and staff exposure and works to help ensure that people take the right precautions to make sure they reduce exposure. Students were sent out an email Read more…
UCC has been a smoke-free campus since September 28, 2009. As students and faculty return to campus for in-person learning, smoking in undesignated areas has been on the rise. Smoking or tobacco products have been defined to include cigarettes, pipes, vaping devices and smokeless products such as dips and pouches. Read more…
COVID-19 pandemic gave students unforgettable trauma At times during the pandemic, school seemed little more than the sun rising and falling on a world plagued with individuals overwhelmed with grief, hopelessness and disease. Tormented individuals felt the lack of clear, consistent guidance – with no escape from the constant updates Read more…
Vaccination side-effects cause concerns for the new availability to ages 16 years and older With the ever increasing and changing Covid-19 virus that is starting to affect younger people more seriously, health officials are saying it’s more important than ever to become fully vaccinated to safeguard the community. College students, Read more…
Feeling stressed? UCC experts reveal how to combat the springtime slump With springtime here and summer just around the corner, many students are ready for a break. They just feel more burnt out than usual and want to be done with school. During this time of year, studies show that grades Read more…
Mental health of college students dropping during pandemic Students were already struggling with mental health, anxiety and stress before the pandemic began. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for the American college-aged population, according to researchers Alyssa M. Lederer, Mary T. Hoban and Sarah K. Lipson in an Read more…
A savory Irish meal to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick’s Day is a cultural as well as religious holiday observed by both Irish and non-Irish descendants worldwide. St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was a real man who lived in 400 A.D. Born in Roman Britain, he was Read more…
New Homeless Commission discusses possible temporary shelters in Roseburg The increased number of the unhoused forces community leaders to come up with ways to combat the cold months to come as soon as they can. The Homeless Commission, as they call themselves, plans to quickly establish temporary shelters before the Read more…
Peace at Home’s annual dance competition will be free and held virtually Feb. 27 to raise money to support survivors of family violence. This is the 10th year of the competition. However, due to COVID-19, this year’s competition gala has been different for the participants as well as event planners. Peace Read more…
College professors not prioritized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine UCC professors recently discovered no vaccines are immediately coming to higher education staff. At this time, Gov. Brown’s Vaccine Sequencing Schedule doesn’t include higher education. The Vaccine Sequencing Schedule is broken up into five groups with Group 1 getting vaccines first, Read more…
UCC students embrace positivity and perseverance during pandemic schooling. Students have had no choice but to embrace new ways of learning online or remotely if they wish to continue their education, but this transition has caused turbulence, pushing faculty and students into stress and isolation. Since spring 2020, UCC switched Read more…
Student Athletes: a look at their everyday life during the Pandemic The Pandemic restrictions are taxing. UCC has been following strict COVID-19 guidelines. Kaevon Burney, a female UCC wrestler, is patiently waiting to hear back from the governor on when athletes can actually start practicing with contact and eventually play. Read more…
Students adapt to the pandemic, local fires, death, and political divide UCC students and staff have lost jobs, family members, relationships, homes, and, for some, the joys of life. These traumatic losses impact physical, emotional and mental life. Social distancing and isolation worsen these issues. Trauma is “an overwhelming experience Read more…
Odd Home remedies from UCC students and graduates UCC students are finding fun and sometimes frightening ways to head off illness during cold and flu season. For a bit of fun, The Mainstream asked UCC students and graduates how they got through the cold and flu season. These students and Read more…