“I was stressed because my dad has cancer and he’s older and at a higher risk.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Elizabeth Charney Maggie Kelnhofer is a senior majoring in psychology and minoring in counseling at UW-Milwaukee. She talked to Elizabeth Charney about pandemic stress, and fear for her father, who has cancer. (Elizabeth Charney): When you found out for the first time that classes were going to be back in-person how did you feel? (Maggie Kelnhofer): I […]
“It’s like I’ve forgotten how things work or how to act.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Destiny DeVooght Lauren Tomsa is a conservation and environmental science major and an art history minor. She transferred to UW-Milwaukee for her sophomore year in Fall 2020, and lived in Sandburg’s East tower for the academic year. Tomsa went from being a commuter at College of DuPage in Illinois for her freshman year to an online student […]
“Sometimes it does kind of feel like UWM isn’t always built for being a parent and a student.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Cherita Booker Clarisa Scott is a student at UW-Milwaukee who majors in education. She talked with Cherita Booker about returning to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Booker) How has your experience been returning to campus during a pandemic? (Scott) My experience returning to campus is pretty positive, it seems like I haven’t really run into issues with […]
“Please, just go to your doctor. Stop coming to me for medical advice.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Lauren Breunig Molly Kiley is a third-year biochemistry major at UW-Milwaukee. She told Lauren Breunig how the pandemic changed her relationship with science and her plans for the future. (Lauren Breunig) What drew you to studying biochemistry? (Molly Kiley) So ever since I was little, every like two or three years, someone that I’ve known has been […]
“The enforcement is where they really fall short.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Ezra Quint Thomas Raney is a sociology student at UWM. He talked with Ezra Quint life with covid at UWM. (Ezra Quint) How do you think UWM handled the pandemic? (Thomas Raney) I transferred to UWM during the pandemic last year and my first impression of the university was largely online. As far as I could tell […]
“Before covid started, I had an entirely different vision of what my future was going to be.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Elizabeth Charney Katie Hartman graduated with an Information Science and Technology degree at UW-Milwaukee during the Covid-19 pandemic. She talked to Elizabeth Charney about studying abroad. (Elizabeth Charney): So, you started the pandemic in South America while doing an internship, what happened? (Katie Hartman): I was doing my internship in Argentina when covid happened. When it started […]
“There’s so many people that are losing their lives. It just pushes me to want to be in that field.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Lauren Breunig A neuroscience and biology major, Rachel Blank began working at Aurora St. Luke’s South Shore in May 2021. She told Lauren Breunig how the experience shaped her relationship with health care. (Lauren Breunig) What led you to pick your major? (Rachel Blank) I would say my initial interest in science is what brought me down […]
“Even in separate rooms, it feels like we are always together and it’s hard.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Jamie Winsted Kiarra Sprinstroh is a junior at UW-Steven’s Point. Last year she had all her classes online, so she stayed at home with her parents. This semester she has classes in person, but chose to continue living at home due to the high cost of apartments and the uncertainty of COVID-19. She drives 1.5 hours every […]
“Even in my history class we’ve had a couple of people get covid so now there’s this fear.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Niko Barrientos Junior Garrett Mellentine is an education student at UWM. He talked with Niko Barrientos about dealing with the “new normal” on campus. Niko Barrientos: What has it been like transitioning back to in-person classes after being online for so long? Garrett Mellentine: For me it’s been about trying to get back to normal since It’s […]
“I’m very proud of how well I responded to pretty much my entire world shifting.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Brianna Schubert Amaya Barker is a junior at UWM. She sat down with Brianna Schubert to talk about her highs and lows of the pandemic. (Brianna Schubert) What was the hardest thing of the last year for you? (Amaya Barker) Just not feeling like I was learning something in school. It felt like I was teaching […]
“I think they should actually be enforcing the mask mandate everywhere.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Ezra Quint Lauren Peterson is an art education major at UWM. She talked with Ezra Quint about how Covid has affected her as a future teacher, and life on campus. (Ezra Quint) How do you think the UWM is handling the pandemic? (Lauren Peterson) I think that they did a pretty good job with the rapid testing, […]
“I just didn’t care enough about me to try and figure it out.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Jamie Winsted Jordan Arteman is a junior at UW-La Crosse who is taking the semester off. She lived on campus last year and struggled mentally with not getting to see people and her professors. (Jamie Winsted) Why did you take the semester off? (Jordan Arteman) Well, honestly, I wasn’t planning to until about a week before the […]