Zooming Through Orientation 2020
Jj Perdido, Contributing Writer
September 8, 2020
This year has been all but normal and the same goes for this past summer’s Orientation. For both Orientation Leaders and incoming students, many things had to change for both welcoming and being welcomed to Pace. As one of those Orientation Leaders, I know firsthand about having an Orientation Zoom. ...
Keys to staying productive during virtual learning
Katie Walsh, Managing Editor
March 29, 2020
Remote learning, along with the stay-at-home order, is changing the way students learn, study and complete their school work. Distractions are easily attained and motivation may have spiraled downwards. However, there are some concepts that can be put in place to help attain a successful end to the semester...
Working at Target during COVID-19: No, we don’t have toilet paper
Sequoia Cumming, Editor In Chief
March 26, 2020
As I enter the parking lot before my morning shifts, I can already see the crowd gathering 10 minutes before my Target location even opens... and I already know that my day is going to be chaotic. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered all non-essential businesses to close in New York state beginnin...
What it’s like to be stuck in a foreign country during the Coronavirus pandemic
Stefano Ausenda, Contributing Editor
March 25, 2020
Whether students choose to travel to the sun-kissed coasts of southern Florida or the Caribbean, go back to their hometown to visit family and friends or just stay on campus to work, spring break gives them a well-deserved break from the daily chaos that college life can bring. But what happens when...
Patience for all during this transition time
Katie Walsh, Managing Editor
March 22, 2020
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of a mid-wark of the semester. From the uncertainty of the impact COVID-19 would have on spring break, to the movement of remote learning prior to break, and extended after break, to then the notification to move out of the dorms and finish the semester online....
Letter from the editor: Student Newspaper Updates
Christina Bubba, Editor-in-Chief
March 19, 2020
As Pace transitions to virtual learning for the remainder of the semester, The Pace Chronicle will continue to serve the Pace community as your trusted news outlet. Although we will no longer be producing our monthly print edition for April or May, we will continue to release news each week on a rol...
What it’s like to be sick during the COVID-19 pandemic
Christina Bubba, Editor-in-Chief
March 16, 2020
This year's regularly scheduled common cold, allergy and flu seasons have been interrupted by COVID-19 panic. Whether it is coming from the CDC, the news or even meme culture, the coronavirus is all anyone is talking about. We were all cautioned to take our hygiene practices extra seriously and avoid...
The line between appreciation and appropriation
Sheena Williams
February 24, 2020
Lately, if you check any entertainment news outlet, you’ll see at least one story about a celebrity being slammed for “cultural appropriation.” Celebrities like the Jenner/Kardashian family, who are notorious for wearing traditionally black hairstyles and adopting aesthetics from cultures other...
‘One-hit wonders’ and why they’re so wonderful
Kaitlyn Talenti, Contributing Writer
February 4, 2020
"Come on Eileen," I mean seriously. we are dying to know what your secret is. One of the greatest "one-hit wonders" of the ’80s, "Come on Eileen" was a song created by Dexys Midnight Runners in the UK. When you listen to the upbeat, fun, catchy song, you instantly develop a sense of enjoyment. Why?...
From trash to stink bugs: the lack of cleanliness on campus
Stefano Ausenda, Contributing Editor
December 14, 2019
When students think of words to describe Pace University’s Pleasantville campus, chances are that words like close-knit, rural, or even expensive come to their minds before words like unclean or messy do. But while the campus has a terrific overall aesthetic and certainly is not the dirtiest or messiest...
Hear about how first-year students have been dealing with college in the midst of a pandemic. More in the article by JJ Perdido. https://pacechronicle.com/feature/2020/09/19/college-with-covid/
A bill based on the research conducted by the #PaceU Environmental Policy Clinic was signed into law by @NYGovCuomo. It "[increases] New York State's powers to protect endangered species." Read more @PatchTweet: https://bit.ly/2SbE3zL
PACE PLV’s COVID-19 dashboard has been changed from Green to Yellow. Yellow indicates capacity in campus spaces may be reduced and testing may be increased. (Note that quarantine/isolation capacity does not include isolation in “family unit room”
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