With over half a million Covid-19 cases in Virginia, the pandemic has made a huge impact on how we go through our daily lives. Schools and colleges have been operating online for nearly a whole year. This has had various effects on the lives of students and their well-being.  Students’ learning has been severely impacted with the pandemic and transition to online learning. There...

What is the importance of having a community garden? This may have the first time many people have even seen these words or if they have seen this word before, they may have overlooked its importance. Trust me, for the longest time I had no clue what a community garden was, I didn't even know that such thing existed. It wasn’t until late 2020 I discovered it. While I was searching for new hobbies...

The introduction of the Covid-19 vaccine to Virginia has caused many different reactions from a diverse group of people. People's emotions range from merriment to resentment to anger. Vaccines have always inflicted problems based on what people believe in and how it will effect their lifestyle. This vaccine is no different, except for the fact that many are pressured to get it, to protect others in...

After a long break from social interactions and obligations, we are finally on the road to returning to school for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year with WJCC’s “Return to Learn” plan. Although the name sounds fun and catchy, it implements numerous rules and safety protocols to ensure a low risk return to school.   On March 23, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam extended his executive...

In the Spring of 2020, the Williamsburg-James City County School Board made the decision to move learning to a virtual setting in order to ensure the safety of students, faculty, and their families amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, students have not been back in the school building until the week beginning February 22nd, 2021. Lots of Williamsburg residents supported the decision to switch...

  Virginia is the birthplace of our nation. Housing Jamestown island, the first English established settlement in the Americas. Virginia's beauty and unique landscape, ranging from nearly subtropical to boreal forest, is not to be overlooked. From the the beaches along our east coast to farther west reaching the historic Appalachian mountains, Virginia is full of history, and that is even more...

There are many complications with the 13,000-line bill proposing the legalization of marijuana in Virginia, such as the fact that marijuana dispensaries couldn’t put their profits directly into a national bank, and the complication of growing laws. Add to that the complication that, although it would be legalized in Virginia, it is still illegal to sell it according to national Federal laws, meaning...