The write/right stuff

Thanks to sophomore Jon Kittredge for sharing this Marist Circle article – written by fellow sophomore and teammate Greta Stuckey – about the vaccine clinic earlier this week. Greta is a frequent – and excellent – contributor to the Circle. Her articles are well-researched and well-written, which is appreciated by this old-school former/current journalist (and occasional adjunct journalism instructor). Kitt was a source in Greta’s story; he got his first dose of the Moderna vaccine at the clinic earlier in the week. A quick glance at the Marist Covid Dashboard numbers (don’t worry, I obsessively refresh the page only about 100 times each morning/early afternoon) reveals a continuation of the miraculous turnaround in the numbers: From Wednesday to Thursday, there were only four (4!) new positive cases and the active case numbers dropped by nine (9!) down to 71, which is about half what it was last week at this time.

Last week at this time, we were resigned to the very real prospect of no outdoor track season. Athletically, we remain on PAUSE, which means we had to pull out of our participation in Sunday’s Monmouth track meet. But we are brimming with hope that the PAUSE will be lifted and we will resume practices (and, eventually competitions) as soon as possible. We are running out of calendar, but there is still time to make something of this season, if given the chance.