CHATTANOOGA, TN- With schools and universities being back in session this fall, it is putting everyone back at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to this, in early November, Governor Bill Lee signed a bill entitled from having mask or vaccine mandates unless it was exempted from the law …
Read More »How Coronavirus Has Affected Upcoming College Graduates
By Shianne Vincent CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com) Covid-19 has put out many plans this year making it difficult for upcoming college graduates from some classes switching to Zoom, to not having a proper senior year or graduation, and more importantly to finding their dream jobs. Many graduates are already experiencing stress …
Read More »Students Coping with Stress During COVID-19
By KATHRYN DOTSON CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com) – College can be stressful enough, but when you add a pandemic on top of school you get a whole new level of stress. Between balancing school work, jobs, internships, and trying to follow health and safety guidelines, college students have had their work …
Read More »Anxiety and Loneliness During a Pandemic
By Matt Nicoll CHATTANOOGA, TENN (mocsnews.com) Students on the college campus are arguably the most anxious people group in the history. Over the past ten years, the anxiety and depression rate has doubled. It is one of the most common things on the college campus to say one is stressed …
Read More »Is It Still Fall Y’all?
By Laura Phillips Chattanooga, TN (mocsnews.com) With the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, several annual fall events in the Chattanooga area are going to look a little different this year. Some of Chattanooga’s favorite fall attractions are implementing new rules and procedures to ensure that safety is the number one …
Read More »Fractured Lessons: How UTC Students and Professors Manage Online Learning
Chattanooga, Tenn Mocsnews.com (AP) – The past month has served as a catalyst for change for many. COVID-19 cases all across the globe have risen to a level that we cannot ignore, and efforts to curb the virus have disrupted the lives of many. Many employees find themselves working from …
Read More »Many College Students Are Not Eligible for Government Stimulus Checks
By. Jacqueline Hood April 6,2020 Chattanooga, Tenn. (mocsnews.com) — To help stop a large drop in the economy, the U.S. government is preparing to send out direct payment stimulus checks to help individuals across the country maintain financial stability amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Urban Institute and Brookings Institution’s Tax …
Read More »Challenges for Media During the Coronavirus Pandemic
By Laura Dolejs Chattanooga, Tenn. (mocsnews.com)— People around the world are currently at the receiving end of non-stop news updates about the coronavirus pandemic. From smartphones to televisions, newspapers and magazine covers this continuous feed of information has incited panic in some people and indifference in others. Spreading the word …
Read More »British Prime Minister Moved to ICU
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for what were said to be routine tests. A view …
Read More »Corona Virus Effects Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tenn. – As of Saturday, April 4, according to the Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee has had 3,321 cases of COVID-19 confirmed. That puts Tennessee 17th in the list of U.S. coronavirus cases by state. The total number of deaths has now reached 53, and the number of recovered patients reached 248. …
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