2020-21 COMMENTARY – Page 2

Back to School Through the Eyes of the New Paltz Staff

By Parker Reed, Staff Writer Mr. Cook Have you seen students lack the confidence to interact with one another? “I

By Rosie Savelson, Staff Writer My private Instagram account has 1,135 posts. I created it in eighth grade, and for

By Adam Koplik, Editor-in-Chief The pandemic was long, it was lonely, it was anxiety producing, and for many, it was

By Matthias Lai, Staff Editor I really hit a blank while writing this piece. For a few weeks, I struggled

By Gabriel Cook, Staff Writer This past year has been different to say the least. Covid-19 has affected everybody and

By Julia Demskie, Staff Writer When the world plunged into full lockdown just before the start of spring last year,

By Maggie Heenan, Staff Writer I’m utterly horrified at the events that occurred at the capital Wednesday night. Firstly from

By Queen Irving, Writer On November 7, 2020 the presidential election race was finally called after four exhausting days. Vice

Online school has forced teachers to rethink how they address students’ mental health. By Lydia Brutvan, Writer In March 2020,

By Ryan Hovey, Writer This year, the Black Lives Matter movement has become the largest civil rights movement in the