After more than a year of online learning, the majority of Gunn’s student population has fully returned to campus for in-person learning. However, what seems like a return back to “normal” also requires a social adjustment. Students are now returning to face-to-face interactions with no more...

Every other Thanksgiving, the doors of my house open to more than twenty relatives and family friends: lounging at the extended dining room table, perching on chairs and folding tables and commenting on the delicious cream puffs. For one brief night, the house swells with the music of conversation...

Blind dates are always awkward: there’s the anticipation of who will be sitting across from you, the question of if you’ll like them and what to talk about. Blind dating on Zoom is even more uncomfortable—but has now become somewhat of a norm in our  current society, where we can no longer safely...

Many students have found difficulty in the transition to virtual learning. After all, thanks to issues with Wi-Fi, audio and Zoom itself, not to mention the barrier that comes with conducting school remotely, learning has become more challenging. Students, however, aren’t the only ones struggling—teachers,...

DO NOT leave your microphone unmuted during large group calls! We’re all better off without distracting background noise of family chatter, clattering dishes or the babbling TV. Please DO try your best to take the time to find a quiet location. DO NOT stage your video call with a window or...

Digital etiquette and technical difficulties dominate our new social lives. We strive to glimpse our friends’ faces or our teacher’s new pet through tiny windows on our screens. Video calls, it seems, have provided the perfect remedy for our social isolation. In reality, video call services...