THE GANNON KNIGHT

Holiday Gift Guide for 2020

Chloe Forbes, Editor-in-Chief • December 2, 2020

With the holidays coming up, it can be hard not being able to see your family and friends due to COVID-19. However, you can always show how much...

Jessica Belousov (left), president of the ASL club, and Hannah Warner, a member of the club, practice sign language. The club strives to bring awarness to the issues the deaf community faces.

Pandemic impacts deaf community

Ali Smith, Roundtable Editor • November 10, 2020

Many people have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Quite obviously, those who have contracted the deadly virus and their families have...

Not only is the possibility of catching COVID-19 impacting mental health, but the social and economic implications are also taking a toll on people’s mental states. Quarantining, isolation from friends and family, fear of losing loved ones and the inundation of news about the virus can all cause mental health issues to be exacerbated or surface during the crisis.

Two pandemics could result from COVID-19

Anna Malesiewski, Assistant Editor • November 10, 2020

While COVID-19 is a pandemic in terms of disease, it also has led to a different kind of pandemic: one that involves mental health. The virus...

Students, faculty and stafff are optimistic about the return to classes for the upcoming spring semester after having a successful fall semester.

Expectations for the upcoming semester

Maddy Bruce, Features Editor • November 10, 2020

Uncertainty has appeared to be the theme of this semester, with COVID-19 shaping operations at Gannon University. Now that it is almost finals...

Gannon University’s CHESS racial justice task force is part of a larger university-wide initiative to dedicate itself to becoming an anti-racist college in the wake of George Floyd’s death this summer.

CHESS task force sheds light on racial justice

Chloe Forbes, Editor in Chief • November 3, 2020

“How do you think having people from throughout the humanities lends itself to adding different perspectives to the racial justice task force?” “I’m...

Gannon’s Health Center, which oversees the university’s COVID-19 testing site and contact tracing, is located in the basement of the Harborview House apartments. Students should call the Health Center at 814-871-7622 with any questions and concerns about the virus or getting tested.

Gannon students share mixed COVID-19 experiences

Maddy Bruce, Features Editor • November 3, 2020

There is no doubt that this year is filled with many unknowns, and it still is. COVID-19 has caused the world to change, and navigating that...

Ghostly tour set to tell haunting stories of campus sites

October 27, 2020

With the help of Eerie Erie owner Rachel Jessup, Gannon University’s Alumni Association will be hosting a virtual ghost tour Thursday at 7...

Voting trends for young people haven’t had a great track record in U.S. history. Young people often aren’t inclined to participate in government or politics, but the 2016 election appears to have incited civic participation in the younger generations.

Students voice opinions in upcoming election

Anna Malesiewski, Assistant Editor • October 27, 2020

Tuesday’s upcoming election has been the source of an outpouring of opinions from United States citizens. Like the general population, Gannon...