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YSU Reports Most COVID-19 Cases in One Week

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020

By Abigail Cloutier Monday, Youngstown State University updated its COVID-19 dashboard to show the highest increase of cases in one week. Nine people, including one university employee and eight off-campus students, were reported to YSU last week. The university does not disclose names or the locations of people who test…

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Provides Comfort for Millions During Pandemic

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

By Frances Clause As global efforts continue to focus on lessening the spread of COVID-19, digital entertainment has become a main way for people to relax and connect while social distancing. Although traveling to an island to escape the pandemic isn’t an option, millions of people are creating their own…

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Musicians in Mourning: Pandemic Steals Performances in Youngstown Community

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020

By Frances Clause Mellifluous sounds of vocal and instrumental music take listeners’ ears on a journey from the first note to the last. But many performers in the Youngstown community did not expect their last note to come so soon. Coping with coronavirus precautions became difficult for performers around the…

Worry Circulates YSU, Hoax Coronavirus Alert on Campus

February 6, 2020February 5, 2020

By Brianna Gleghorn An outbreak of a respiratory virus named the 2019 novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV, in China sparked paranoia in the United States. But recently concerning the Youngstown State University community was an illegitimate text message confirming a case at YSU. A text posing as the YSU Penguin Alert…