NEW SGA WIN STREAK PRESIDENTS CUT SHORT RESULTS PAGE 3 COVERAGE PAGE 7 T H E S C R I B E A V O I C E O F T H E C O L L E G E / / T H E S E M I N O L E S C R I B E . C O M / / V O L U M E 31 / / I S S U E 2 Stay-at-Home Orders Reduce Air Pollution By Sierrah Martin Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on the world killing hundreds of thousands and spreading rapidly all over the world. Many countries are enforcing quarantine and many U.S. states have put stay-at-home orders in place to decrease the spread. Most people work from home and are not allowed to leave unless going somewhere essen- tial like a grocery store. This means fewer people will be traveling by car and that means less air pollution. Nitrogen dioxide or NO2 can pollute the air when we burn fuel which includes driving cars, trucks, or other transportation vehicles, accord- ing to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen- cy. NASA See Pollution, Page 3 Air pollution decreases over China during quarantine. Grocery Changes for Stores Adjust SSC During to Outbreak COVID-19 By Natalya Wilson Guerrero A local pharmacist describes current events as: “I feel like I’m in a Pandemic dream, but I can’t wake up.” By Ashley M. Norman The pharmacist, of course, is not With the COVID-19 pandemic on the only person being affected by everyone’s minds, school has been put the pandemic of COVID-19. All on the backburner of people’s priori- over the world, people are being ties as they rush to convenience stores forced to stay in their homes unless Scribe photo by Natalya H. Wilson Guerrero Gloves and facemasks are the new normal as customers stock up for stay-at-home orders. to stock up on basic necessities to they are deemed essential workers. sustain them during the quarantine. The one trip everyone still needs customers toward the clean carts. in between every few songs to tell The situation is unpredictable to make is going grocery shop- The store becomes more at risk customers “please maintain 6 feet as and changing daily, but in April, the ping. Even being at the store is a when it opens in the morning and you are shopping.” Scribe reached out to Seminole State risk of getting the virus. One local during the senior shopping hour At the checkout line there are red administrators for some answers to Winn-Dixie is going above and be- from 8 to 9 a.m. circles that enforce social distanc- questions students may have. yond to care for their associates and Throughout the store you may ing. Workers are trying hard not Laura Ross, vice president and chief their customers. see nearly empty shelves. There are to touch their face, not to touch academic affairs officer, has given Associates at Winn-Dixie are limits on some items due to the customer’s hands when giving some updates on the situation. currently behind “protective screen bare shelves such as paper products, change and to keep their distance For the upcoming 2020 summer decals.” Some staff members wear if available, and meats of no more when ringing things up. They are all term, she said courses will be listed as masks and gloves. Once you walk than two. working hard to keep things clean either online or hybrid. through the automatic doors there “It’s to make sure everyone has and safe. “The hybrid courses will probably will be a specialized worker sanitiz- everything they need,” said the store One front-end worker described start online and then add some face- ing the shopping carts and pointing manager. The speaker comes on See Outbreak, Page 2 See Pandemic, Page 2 CHECK US OUT ONLINE AT FOLLOW US ON TWITTER FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM THESEMINOLESCRIBE.COM AND STAY UP TO DATE ON AND GET UPDATES ON FOR MORE SEMINOLE STATE ALL THE LATEST NEWS: EVENTS AND NEWS AT SSC: NEWS AND EVENTS. @SCRIBESEMINOLE @SCRIBESEMINOLE 2 T H E S E M I N O L E S C R I B E April 22, 2020 Outbreak From Page 1 his efforts jokingly as using hand sanitizer every five seconds. “I don’t wear gloves because it just traps the germs on your hands.” They also have hand sanitizer for leaving and returning shoppers at the doors. Winn-Dixie gets trucks every other day and must tell shoppers when they ask about toilet paper or cleaning supplies “we have a truck coming. We don’t know what time it will be here or what will be on it.” Another Winn-Dixie associate said he is doing everything he can to get through these troubling times. “We are ordering masks and taking tempera- tures to make sure associates are healthy,” he said. “We have a conference call with corporate every morning to make sure all stores are up to date on COVID-19.” The store closes two hours early and opens one hour late to restock and clean. To reward associates, those working more than 10 hours for four weeks are getting a small bonus from corporate. The store manager goes beyond this to show his appreciation of his employees. Scribe photo by Natalya H. Wilson Guerrero During times of struggle where everyone is A masked worker at a local Winn-Dixie checkout line demonstrates social distancing procedures. working hard to get through a crisis, such as a hur- ricane, the store manager will provide lunch for his manager goes to, however. selves, they are our customers, we care about them,” associates. He said he does his part by “making sure “I missed a whole week of work because of a na- the store manager said. He said he has told his associates are being fed and taken care of.” sal infection,” said one stock crew associate. “I had associates that he will set aside any item they need The store manager has also admitted to hoarding a fever for a couple of hours, they wouldn’t let me or want during this time to show his appreciation. cleaning supplies during this time. He said he fears come back to work until a doctor’s visit.” All efforts are put in place to accommodate cus- corporate will find out, but he defends this saying: A store bagger recalled another recent experience tomers. Shoppers are recommended to be 6 feet or “We need the equipment to keep you guys safe so brought on by the outbreak of the coronavirus. two cart widths apart from shoppers and associates. you can take care of the customers.” “I had to miss one week of work because I Store employees would like shoppers to say thank The store manager has taken further precautions coughed once,” he said. you and wear a mask if they can. A customer ser- to make sure his store doesn’t become infected. Many people, along with losing hours, have lost vice worker shared his frustration with disgruntled Throughout the day he will take temperatures to their jobs due to the outbreak. To pay the bills peo- shoppers. make sure anybody doesn’t have a fever. ple who are unable to file for unemployment can “We are all working hard, please be courteous Not everyone agrees with the lengths the store get temporary jobs at the grocery store. and stay home if you can,” he said. “Please don’t “We are trying to help people to sustain them- shout at me because we don’t have any kiwis.” Change Upsets PANDEMIC From Page 1 to-face meetings at some point later of students on campus. Ticketmaster in the summer term,” she said April “No students should come to 7. However, there are concerns about campus who are sick or have been Customers how many students will return to in contact with someone who has By Monique A. Hood Seminole State over the summer. symptoms or who has tested positive “If students are out of work, it for coronavirus,” Ross stated. Ticketmaster discretely change might be an opportunity for them to According to the website for Cen- its refund policy to no longer take courses and get closer to degree ters for Disease Control and Preven- allow people to refund their tickets completion,” Ross said. “If not work- tion, the best way to keep yourself through the company’s site if their ing, students may qualify for financial healthy is to disinfect surfaces and scheduled event is postponed or aid, which might also encourage clean your hands often for at least delayed. students to take more classes. We are 20 seconds especially after you have Fans were outraged at the fact that here to serve students, no matter how been in a public place, or after sneez- they would be making such a drastic many choose to enroll.” ing, blowing your nose, coughing, or policy change so suddenly. In the transition from face-to-face sneezing. One user of the site, Twitter user studies to online and hybrid classes, Photo submitted In addition, “avoid touching your @sarahtae, said “The ticket buying students have been introduced to new Seminole State was forced to move all eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed process is a nightmare. There is so programs to use with their classes. classes online because of coronavirus. hands,” the CDC urges. much unnecessary stress. And the One such program is Zoom: a from students, such as the Respondus Many have already integrated wear- measures they have taken to stop webchat software that allows students Lockdown Browser, which allows ing a cloth face mask into their daily resellers have not worked.