What can you do?
Bri Davis, Staff Writer
June 11, 2020
Moving further into 2020, the death of George Floyd caused by police officers has awakened the Black Lives Matter movement. For the past two weeks, protests have been spreading all over the world, from the United States all the way to Europe. The attached video shows how people all over the world are...
A virtual reality: Juniors tour their future schools online
Makinsey Drake, Staff Writer
May 25, 2020
With colleges closed all around the country due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, college-seeking students have had to explore their future school options via virtual tours. Juniors Reese Berry, Bri Davis and Nicholas Harms have all attended virtual college tours as an alternative to in person v...
24 hours of quarantine
Elle Rotter, Staff Writer
May 22, 2020
Daily routines have changed with the pandemic as there are few requirements to hold students accountable. Getting out of bed in the morning depends on whether you have a required Zoom call. With so much added time, and less after school commitments, the pandemic has provided students the opportunity to exp...
Religious observances during quarantine
Tasneem Nasufovic, Ulaa Kuziez, and Ridwan Oyebamiji
May 21, 2020
With holidays arriving during a pandemic –and social distancing measures remaining in effect across the globe to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus–students describe how their practices changed during this unprecedented time. Ramadan: Ramadan is a holy month observed by Muslims as a month of ...
Students and teachers adjust to a new online learning system
Tre Bell, Staff Writer
May 6, 2020
Due to the Coronavirus epidemic, students and teachers have transitioned to a new way of learning through technology. The class of 2020 seniors got an unusual send off to college with having to finish their last months of high school virtually. “The switch has killed all motivation I had f...
COVID-19 is exposing inequities
Ulaa Kuziez, Staff Writer
May 5, 2020
As health departments in Saint Louis City and County release COVID-19 data about cases and deaths relating to race and ethnicity, it has become clear that the burden of cases is falling heavily on communities of color. As of May 4, 38% of the deaths and 30% of positive cases in Missouri were Bl...
Parkway reevaluates meal pick-up services
Leah Schroeder, Staff Writer
May 5, 2020
Due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, Parkway made the decision to temporarily suspend their daily meal pickup service in order to reduce the spread of the novel Coronavirus. “Food for our children is one of our primary concerns right now. We also have an obligation to ensure we ar...
Professional football returns to St. Louis, only to have the season cut short
![Former Missouri Tiger and current St. Louis BattleHawks wide receiver L'Damian Washington (2) jogs down the field Sunday in St. Louis. [Mathew Kirby/For the Tribune]](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SPORTS-MU-ALUMS-WASHINGTON-LUCAS-FIND-1-CD-475x317.jpg)
Michael Lolley, Staff Writer
May 5, 2020
Since the Rams left in 2016, St. Louis has had to live without professional football; however, the Xtreme Football League (XFL) has brought the sport back. In 2018, Alpha Entertainment announced the creation of the ten team league, which included the St. Louis Battlehawks. After five weeks of playing,...
Social media connects in a time of distancing
Elle Rotter, Staff Writer
April 28, 2020
Nowadays, just a single tap on a phone can lead teens into a black hole, consuming hours of their day. According to care.com, parents fear the risks of social media such as sharing personal information, cyberbullying, predators and false marketing. At a time like this, however, many people are grateful ...
An unexpected beneficiary of COVID-19: the environment
Ashlyn Gillespie, Staff Writer
April 28, 2020
According to John Hopkins University, more than 2 million people have tested positive for COVID-19. About 600,000 of those people have recovered, while about 160,000 have died globally. While COVID-19 is creating innumerable tragedies, there’s one unexpected beneficiary of the international shutdown: th...
