{"id":6072,"date":"2020-09-07T18:29:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T18:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/wordpress\/lavie\/?p=6072"},"modified":"2020-09-07T18:29:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T18:29:58","slug":"lvc-senior-speaks-on-her-final-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2020\/09\/07\/lvc-senior-speaks-on-her-final-year\/","title":{"rendered":"LVC senior reflects on her final year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By: Jensen Burnheimer ’21, staff writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing is predictable during the times of the COVID-19, especially many students\u2019 final years of college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking\non the arduous major of neuroscience, LVC senior Emily Smeltz is looking\nforward to her final year of college and closing this chapter of her life to\nbegin new ones. However, COVID-19 is finding its way around college campuses.\nWhile focusing on her studies and trying to stay positive, the thought of how\nthe virus could affect her senior year lingers in the back of her head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\nfeels different being back on campus than it has in past years,\u201d Smeltz said. \u201cI\ncan\u2019t say it is good or bad, but it is an experience I will be able to tell my\ngrandpups one day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of\ncourse, being back on campus is going to feel different this year. Similarly,\nclasses and labs are feeling a bit different as well. Class sizes are smaller,\nall students are wearing masks and desks are much more spaced out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis\nyear, our labs are cut into two different sessions,\u201d Smeltz said. \u201cUsually, bio\nlabs are four hours, but now half the group goes to the lab for the first two\nhours, and the second half goes for the last two hours. Since we are not in the\nlab all four hours, we need to do extra labs online as well because we are\ntechnically not fulfilling the four-hour lab requirement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting\nclasses in person again after being online for months is an adjustment for\neveryone. Freshmen and seniors are the only students on campus at the moment,\nbut it is not just the freshmen that are in for new experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe\nfirst week of classes was an adjustment because I had to figure out my own\nschedule,\u201d Smeltz said. \u201cSome of my classes are in-person and some are online,\nso I had to organize my schedule. Once I got a hang of that, I started to feel\nbetter, and I think this semester will be okay. Regardless of the adjustment, I\ndecided to participate in face-to-face classes because I learn better this\nway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No\nmatter what class a student may be in, all students have their worries for the\nyear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs\na senior, I am concerned that we will be sent home, and I will have to finish\nout my senior year online and not be able to walk at graduation,\u201d Smeltz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nwe are all learning how to do this together, it is important that students do\ntheir part by following the student conduct and guidelines so we can stay\ntogether on campus and make the most of these chaotic and unpredictable times.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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