Students at The W are adapting to changes this semester in how they can access the cafeteria and library services. Both areas now have new procedures that are helping them keep the buildings safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
The W theatre department is putting on a play called “She Kills Monsters, Virtual Realm.” The playis based on Dungeons and Dragons and follows the journey of an older sister as she learns more about her younger sister, who died in a car accident.
October is a bit different for the Mississippi University for Women campus. In the past, the campus has celebrated Oktoberfest, which draws a crowd of students and many residents of Columbus. Activities such as costume and pumpkin-carving contests, apple bobbing, and other games are enjoyed.
The W has been focusing on the health and safety of its students and faculty with a campus renewal plan that focuses on moving as many classes to online as possible to decrease the number of students on campus and ensure social distancing measures.
Mississippi University for Women officially re-opened its doors to students last month, but many classes were moved online in an effort to reduce the number of students on campus.
COVID-19 has dealt a number of challenges to universities, but not all of them involve masks, social distancing and intensive cleaning. Some are internal — a transition to news ways of learning, new ways of teaching and a new sense of isolation for many people.
Pieschel has been serving The W in many ways, be it big or small. Whether it is advising the International Student Association for years or donating her grandmother’s punch bowl to Painter Hall, there are countless ways that Pieschel has left a lasting impression in the university.
All Mississippi University for Women sports have been canceled for the remainder of the spring semester because of the outbreak of the new coronavirus COVID-19.
As the new coronavirus, COVID-19, sweeps the entire world, the Mississippi University for Women campus hasn’t been spared by the pandemic. As in-person classes, events and gatherings have been canceled, students have departed campus sooner than expected.
