#1

Two days after “election day” and we still don’t have results. Anxieties are running high and fake news is everywhere. How are Morningside students coping with election stress? (Insert quote/s here). Morningside is doing a good job of helping students through these times by having stress relieving activities and allowing students to feel their emotions. We’re all in this together and soon it will all be over, and then we might have more issues to worry about.

#2

A new article from Mic.com states that ancient remains prove women have been running shit for at least 9000 years. A skeleton of an ancient woman with hunting gear is challenging longstanding beliefs that men went out to hunt while women simply gathered. The 9,000 year old remains were found with a full hunting kit. The discovery spurred a team of archaeologists to investigate reports of other burial sites, leading them to theorize there were more gender-equal roles in ancient tribes than modern scholars thought. The archaeologists’ study was published in the journal ScienceAdvances on Wednesday. (Insert interview quote here). The study had a pretty small sample size but the authors believe it’s enough of a finding to conclude that women took part in big game hunting, so the next time someone times to stereotype me for not doing the dirty work, I’m sending them this link.

#3

There is a lot of controversy around how Thanksgiving should be celebrated this year or if it should be celebrated at all. Obviously with Covid-19, big gatherings are frowned upon which is why we pretty much skipped Easter completely back in March when it seemed like Covid-19 had just begun. Are people over it now? Will they still gather with their families? I went to Morningside campus to see how Mside students feel about gathering for Thanksgiving and hear about their Thanksgiving plans. (Insert quotes)

Yesterday Laurette Brunson got shot by her newlywed husband Richard Brunson following their wedding. Here is a report from a police sergeant. CLIP.  After the shot was fired a neighbor called the police. CLIP. By the time police got there. Richard Brunson was gone. His whereabouts are still unknown. Laurette Brunson is in St. Luke’s Hospital and is in satisfactory condition according to health officials.

“Talk to a not-so-complete stranger”

Today I talked with JoJo McKibben. JoJo is a junior nursing major and is on the track and cross-country team at Morningside. JoJo and I went to high school together, so we definitely know each other but we have fell out of touch. I talked to JoJo about how school is going, and she is definitely struggling this semester. The nursing program is difficult as is, let alone in the middle of a global pandemic. She said they’ve been trying to cram in all their clinical hours the first half of the semester just in case we had to go remote again. On top of numerous clinical hours, they also have tests, homework, readings, and simulations. JoJo is stressed and overwhelmed and honestly, questioning her career path. She said she has talked to her professors about being stressed and overwhelmed and they basically told her that they agree. Even her professors are feeling burnt out, which she didn’t find much comfort in. On top of all her schoolwork JoJo has to practice daily because it is cross-country season. She also tries to balance her social life and boyfriend. I’ve always known JoJo to be a very stressed out person but talking her today it was more apparent than ever. This is the general consensus I’ve been getting from people these days. School has never been harder. With hybrid learning, online classes, and no breaks, we are getting our butts kicked and it sucks. Although I hate to hear that JoJo is stressed it’s nice to know I’m not the only one feeling this way.

Steven Postolka, a 2011 Morningside College graduate, has returned to Sioux City to work for the city of Sioux City as a litigator.

Postolka studied political science and mass communications at Morningside before attending the University of Iowa Law School for three years. During his time at Morningside he was a part of the symphonic wind ensemble, the men’s singing group, and sinfonia and he lived in the Plex.

After graduated from Law School, Postolka worked for a law firm in Spencer, Iowa for four years. Before landing his current job, he was a judicial law clerk in Sioux City where he did research for judges. He has been at the City Attorney’s Office in Sioux City since Jaunuray. Due to COVID-19, Postolka “hasn’t been able to try a case in a very long time.”

When asked what the hardest part of his job is, Postolka replied “The clients are the most difficult part of my job. When they’re coming in, they’re not coming in because of good things. They’re usually coming in because it’s the worst day of their lives.”

Another difficult aspect of his job is “Making sure there’s money coming into the firm while also making sure there’s justice for your client.” Postolka is thankful that he has a boss he likes working with and says this is very important for happiness at your job.

Postolka’s advice for students is to “Make sure you’re willing to put the time in.”

1. Which part of the process for paper #1 did you put the most effort into?Which part of the process do you wish you had spent more time on?

I would say I would put the most effort into writing my lead. I think I put the most effort into this because it is something we’ve worked on several times and I really wanted to get it right.

I think I wish I spent more time revising. I pretty much just did the bare minimum and fixed what you commented on, but I think I could’ve done more to make my story better.

2. What was the *most* difficult part of writing this paper?

I think the most difficult part of writing this paper for me was picking the topic. Even with the weekly news comments, I struggle to find articles that I want to write about, so I was pretty stuck for a while trying to find several articles for my story.

3. What was the biggest problem you encountered in writing this paper, and how successful were you in solving that problem?

The most difficult problem I encountered while writing this paper was finding articles that complimented each other to make the best story I could.

Vaping has been linked to a substantially increased risk of COVID-19 among teenagers and young adults, according to a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, experts have warned that the coronavirus most likely capitalizes on the scarred lung tissue of smokers and vapers. Researchers are just starting to pinpoint the ways in which the use of e-cigarettes raises the chances of catching the virus and suffering its worst effects.

“I have no doubt in saying that smoking and vaping could put people at increased risk of poor outcomes from Covid-19,” Dr. Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, a pediatric pulmonologist at Columbia University, told The New York Times. “It is quite clear that smoking and vaping are bad for the lungs, and the predominant symptoms of Covid are respiratory. Those two things are going to be bad in combination.”

While several studies have found that smoking can more than double a person’s risk of severe Covid-19 symptoms, the data on the relationship between vaping and Covid-19 is only beginning to emerge. The New York Times reported on a team of researchers that found young adults who vape are five to seven times more likely to receive a coronavirus diagnosis.

“Young people may believe their age protects them from contracting the virus or that they will not experience symptoms of COVID-19, but the data show this isn’t true among those who vape,” said the study’s lead author, postdoctoral scholar Shivani Mathur Gaiha, PhD.

Much of what underlies the relationship between smoking, vaping and the coronavirus remains unclear reported The New York Times. Doctors aren’t sure why vaping makes some people seriously sick but seems to spare others.  These and other lingering questions have made the risks of smoking and vaping during the pandemic tough to communicate.

About 34 million adults smoke cigarettes in the United States, many of them from communities of color and low socioeconomic status — groups already known to be more vulnerable to the virus. And more than 5 million middle and high school students recently reported using vapes.

The New York Times found in addition to warning teenagers and young adults about the dangers of vaping, the researchers hope their findings will prompt the Food and Drug Administration to further tighten regulations governing how vaping products are sold to young people.

“Now is the time,” Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, the study’s senior author told Standford Medicine. “We need the FDA to hurry up and regulate these products. And we need to tell everyone: If you are a vaper, you are putting yourself at risk for COVID-19 and other lung disease.”

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/vaping-linked-to-covid-19-risk-in-teens-and-young-adults.html

https://healthmatters.nyp.org/vaping-and-covid-19-can-vaping-increase-complications

Vaping is linked to a substantially increased risk of COVID-19 among teenagers and young adults, according to a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, experts have warned that the coronavirus most likely capitalizes on the scarred lung tissue of smokers and vapers. Researchers are just starting to pinpoint the ways in which the use of e-cigarettes raises the chances of catching the virus and suffering its worst effects.

“I have no doubt in saying that smoking and vaping could put people at increased risk of poor outcomes from Covid-19,” Dr. Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, a pediatric pulmonologist at Columbia University told The New York Times. “It is quite clear that smoking and vaping are bad for the lungs, and the predominant symptoms of Covid are respiratory. Those two things are going to be bad in combination.”

While several studies have found that smoking can more than double a person’s risk of severe Covid-19 symptoms, the data on the relationship between vaping and Covid-19 are only beginning to emerge. A team of researchers recently reported that young adults who vape are five to seven times more likely to receive a coronavirus diagnosis.

“Young people may believe their age protects them from contracting the virus or that they will not experience symptoms of COVID-19, but the data show this isn’t true among those who vape,” said the study’s lead author, postdoctoral scholar Shivani Mathur Gaiha, PhD.

Much of what underlies the relationship between smoking, vaping and the coronavirus remains unclear. Doctors aren’t sure why vaping makes some people seriously sick but seems to spare others.  These and other lingering questions have made the risks of smoking and vaping during the pandemic tough to communicate.

About 34 million adults smoke cigarettes in the United States, many of them from communities of color and low socioeconomic status — groups already known to be more vulnerable to the virus. And more than 5 million middle and high school students recently reported using vapes.

In addition to warning teenagers and young adults about the dangers of vaping, the researchers hope their findings will prompt the Food and Drug Administration to further tighten regulations governing how vaping products are sold to young people.

“Now is the time,” Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, the study’s senior author said. “We need the FDA to hurry up and regulate these products. And we need to tell everyone: If you are a vaper, you are putting yourself at risk for COVID-19 and other lung disease.”

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/vaping-linked-to-covid-19-risk-in-teens-and-young-adults.html

https://healthmatters.nyp.org/vaping-and-covid-19-can-vaping-increase-complications/

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