North Carolina Plan A

On Sept. 17, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced that students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 could go back to in-person learning as soon as Oct. 5. This announcement came after an increasing number of critics have denounced Cooper’s social distancing mandates as unnecessary and ineffectual. Currently, all students are in either a fully virtual classroom, or in a mix of virtual and in-person classes. Cooper’s announcement means that students will be able to return to school under Plan A, a minimal social distancing plan.

Colin Kaepernick’s Legacy

Aug. 26, 2020 marked four years since former 49ers star quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, began protesting police brutality against Black people in America. This year on Aug. 26, the Miluakee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) refused to come to the court to play their game, three Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) playoff games and three Major League Baseball (MLB) games were postponed. The teams did this to honor Jacob Blake, a victim of police brutality.