COVID-19

Earlier this week, Southeast’s Executive Staff identified a $20.8 million potential budget need over the next three fiscal years, related to the economic impact of COVID-19, according to Southeast President Carlos Vargas.

As Southeast shifted to online learning on March 30, many courses opted to conduct classes over Zoom, a video conferencing website and app that allows users to video chat in a group.

Christi Hartung, a senior at Southeast and an assistant yoga instructor at the Southeast Recreation Center, created a public Facebook group on March 22, where she streams live yoga classes throughout the week for members.

The show must go on. In the case of the 10th annual Fault Line Film Festival, the show will go online.

Brides across the world are postponing their big day after months of planning as the COVID-19 crisis continues to cause restrictions.

COVID-19 has forced Southeast students out of their lives as normal students and into the unpredictable world of remote learning. Senior performing arts students, such as those involved with the theatre department, feel deeply the loss of their last moments on campus.

Sports have a way of making everything happening in the ‘real’ world seem non-existent. Sports are a release for many people, including myself. For anyone who’s known me, you know my entire life revolves around sports.

On April 2, Southeast President Carlos Vargas announced the Spring 2020 commencement ceremonies will be postponed to a later date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senior Rachel Anderson has had one of, if not the best, softball career that has ever been seen at Southeast. However, that career almost never happened.

The Southeast women’s basketball team finished the 2019-20 season on top of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Redhawks defeated the University of Tennessee at Martin Skyhawks 67-47 on March 7 in Evansville, Indiana, in the OVC Championship game and finished the season 25-7.

The season for Southeast gymnastics ended one meet away from the postseason when the NCAA canceled winter championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amid preparations for another Ohio Valley Conference weekend, the Southeast baseball team struggled to find its concentration at practice.

Adjusting to the new normal of remote learning, canceled events and living back at home can be difficult for everyone, but for seniors the abrupt ending was especially painful.

Senior Samantha Wakitsch writes about her experience being a senior during the COVID-19 Pandemic and having to leave Southeast Missouri State University.

Southeast students who move out of their university residence hall room by March 31 will receive a credit of 45% of their Spring 2020 fees for housing and meal plans, according to a letter sent to students from Southeast president Carlos Vargas on March 26.

Redshirt-senior guard Carrie Shephard was a vital piece in the historic 2019-20 campaign of Southeast women’s basketball. Shephard averaged 16.6 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field. Shephard led the team in 3-point percentage, shooting 40.2% from behind the arc. Shephard also had 46 steals on the season to lead the Redhawks.

Instead of packing for Europe, Southeast students who planned to study abroad over spring break are instead packing for home as the university-sponsored trip was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

I’m not sure what it is about New York City, but I’ve been in love with this city for as long as I can remember. Its bustling streets and large crowds of people are part of its charm.

All employees — executive-level excluded — are asked not to report to work on campus March 27 through April 19. Regional campuses will close March 24 at 5 p.m. and will remain closed until April 19. These changes were announced through a SE Alert on March 20 by Southeast president Carlos Vargas...

The Office of Residence Life sent out an email informing students they need to move out of residential buildings no later than March 31.

In-person classes at Southeast will be provided through “alternative means” beginning March 30 through May 15 in response to concerns over the spread of COVID-19.

The past three days have been riddled with postponements and cancellations throughout the world of sports in response to COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus pandemic.

In reaction to the coronavirus pandemic, an SE Alert was sent to the university campus community on March 13 announcing all university events on and off campus were canceled through April 17.

The Ohio Valley Conference followed the NCAA’s decision, with the Board of Presidents suspending all athletic activities including competition and formal practices. They also suspended all recruiting-related travel until April 3. The ban will be reevaluated at that point.

“The week of March 23 will give students, faculty and staff who traveled time to self-evaluate and assess their probability of exposure to the coronavirus,” Vargas said in the alert. “It will also afford University leadership and academic departments the opportunity to develop a plan to complete the semester through alternative instructional methods should the need arise.”

All university-affiliated travel to China, Italy, Iran and South Korea was suspended effective March 4 in accordance with Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations, according to a letter penned by University President Carlos Vargas to the Southeast community in light of the coronavirus.

As of March 11, Southeast plans to remain open in midst of the coronavirus outbreak for the time being, while countless universities across the nation have closed or moved classes fully online.

Although the Coronavirus has not been reported in Southeast Missouri, there are still members of the Southeast community impacted by its effects.

Ashley Books served as a Peace Corps volunteer in China when the outbreak occurred.