Podcast: Editor in Chief reflects on time at HutchCC
2019-2020 Editor In Chief Tabby Barr and adviser Brad Hallier discuss Tabby’s time on staff and on campus.
The student newspaper of Hutchinson Community College
2019-2020 Editor In Chief Tabby Barr and adviser Brad Hallier discuss Tabby’s time on staff and on campus.
A semester for the history books. The Collegian covered the COVID-19 pandemic as it unfolded: confusion surrounding the transition to online classes, spring sports cancelations, political responses, and the personal stress of students expressed in columns.
Students are no longer working long hours in the classroom or the library, but are now having to make their own work spaces. Both students and staff are learning their way through online classes.
With finals under way, students and faculty at HutchCC are still adjusting to online classes, causing an extra layer of stress to an already stressful time.
“I’ve been saying all the productive things I’ve done to make myself feel better, but if I’m being honest, I’ve just been sitting around” – By Adam Kolb, Co-Sports Editor
With a topic that is so vulnerable, it’s not something that gets talked about enough, and the knowledge is lacking. BrightHouse, a non-profit organization, seeks to help those who have been victimized and eliminate it by serving the Hutchinson community.
HutchCC economics instructor Matt Wilper says he has become addicted to browsing TikTok and guessing the Showcase Showdown on “The Price is Right.”
The Blue Dragon football team held a 10-2 record in the fall, and HutchCC players and coaches were disappointed as the COVID-19 pandemic canceled spring sports.
“Mental health for everyone took a toll as the pandemic took over our lives… I may not be doing as well as the toilet paper industry is, but I’m working my way up from one-ply to two-ply.” – By Tabitha Barr
The semester is coming to an end, which usually means the HutchCC Campus Store is bustling with the students returning books or snagging some last-minute apparel. With the COVID-19 global pandemic closing down campus, this semester it’s looking a bit different.