Technology January 2020

Tracking Students Via Cellphones?

New students at the university of Missouri will be tracked via a cellphone app called Spotter to monitor whether or not they are attending class.

Health Care January 2020

Illness Ends Model UN Event Early

A student at in the Yale Model United Nations conference has tested positive for the flu and is being tested for the coronavirus. The event was ended early, and the student is isolated.

Global January 2020

Coach On Bryant Helicopter Remembered

Coach Christina Mauser was on the same helicopter as basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Coach Mauser’s loss is described by her school as “indescribable.”

Health Care January 2020

ASU Responds To Confirmed Coronavirus Case

Students at ASU are worried about a confirmed case of the coronavirus despite the university’s response. The patient has ties to the ASU community but does not live in school housing.

Global January 2020

NIU Dropping Standardized Tests

Standardized tests will no longer be used at Northern Illinois University for decisions regarding merit scholarship, as well as undergraduate admissions.

Health Care January 2020

Do Masks Protect Against The Coronavirus?

Protective masks can offer some protection against the coronavirus, but they are not a substitute for taking precautions and exercising proper hygiene.

Health Care January 2020

Does Student At Yale Event Have Coronavirus?

Hispanic Outlook previously reported that a student at the Yale Model United Nations conference was being tested for the coronavirus. Update: the student does not have the virus.

Global January 2020

Is The Day After The Super Bowl A Holiday?

The Student Senate at the University of Kansas has passed a resolution, requesting the school cancel classes the day after the Super Bowl (Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers).

Global February 2020

Is Hispanic On The Census?

There is confusion regarding whether colleges and universities are allowed to provide information about a student’s sex, race and if they are Hispanic in origin to the 2020 Census.

Hispanic Community February 2020

Who Is The Next Poet Laureate?

Levi Romano, a professor of Chicano studies at UNM has been chosen as the first poet laureate for the state of New Mexico. Romano also has experience as a documentary filmmaker.

Global February 2020

2 Dead At University Shooting Texas A&M University-Commerce

A deadly shooting at Texas A&M University-Commerce has led to two people being killed and one wounded. The incident occurred in the school’s Pride Rock residence hall.

Health Care February 2020

Is It Safe To Travel To China?

With the CDC recommending travelers avoid nonessential travel to China amid the spread of the coronavirus, the UNL has suspended its faculty travel and study abroad programs to China.

Global February 2020

2-Year-Old Hurt In University Shooting

Further information has come out about the shooting at Texas A&M University-Commerce. A 2-year-old boy was wounded in the deadly shooting that killed two women.

Hispanic Community February 2020

Is El Salvador Safe?

A new report states that at least 138 people who were sent from the U.S. to El Salvador were killed, a majority of the deaths occurring less than a year after being deported.

Global February 2020

How Can Schools Improve Physical Education?

Physical education tests in California may be paused for three years because of concerns of discrimination against non-binary and disabled students, as well as bullying.