Rich Americans, unlike the rest of the middle class, had an escape plan in place for any worldwide disaster long before the coronavirus began driving the rich out of New York and elsewhere in droves. New Zealand is a hotspot for doomsday survival plans for the mega rich; it’s far enough away from most civilization to avoid human contact but provides all of the luxuries the rich are accustomed to. The shelters in New Zealand can easily go as high as US$8 million with additional features like luxury bathrooms, game rooms, shooting ranges, gyms, theaters and surgical beds. Bunkers have also... Read More

The stay at home order that Governor Polis implemented has been lifted as of today, and many Colorado businesses are allowed to reopen under the new “safer at home” policy that took its place. The safer as home policy allows for businesses to open, but encourages people to remain at home as often as possible. If you’re in Denver, you’re out of luck. Denver county extended the stay at home order until May 8. Outside of Denver county, personal services including hair and nail salons, dog grooming, massage therapy and personal training can also open under the same guidelines.... Read More

As restrictions are being lifted to various levels across the United States and Colorado, it’s important to limit contact and exposure with others to prevent another wave of the outbreak. Here’s three things you need to know if you’re planning on visiting parks, the grocery store, or gyms and salons. 1. Parks and other outdoor areas First, check and make sure the area is open before you drive anywhere. Open space parks are open, but other gray areas such as playgrounds may still be closed or be limiting the number of people, so you’ll want to be aware of this. Try to go... Read More

If the four CU Boulder campuses are required to continue online learning through next school year after this school year ends in online learning, revenue losses could be substantial. The predictions include losses in tuition, research and auxiliary revenue. Auxiliary revenue includes housing and dining services. Even if the online learning only continues through the summer semester, CU will still see losses between $226.8 million to $526 million. Anything that goes beyond that will increase the losses substantially, and if classes continue remote learning through next spring, the losses will top... Read More

With restrictions remaining in place far longer than anyone expected, Americans are growing restless with the inability to get out and socialize. Already, over 25% of Americans surveyed said that they have reached their breaking point, citing the lack of sociability and frequent fights with family members contributing to stress. The other 75% of Americans surveyed said they will reach their breaking point in about a month–and some cities have already stated that they may need to remain shut down into June. Younger Americans appear to be especially susceptible to breaking down; 59% of surveyed... Read More

The founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Marc Brackett, has conducted a massive survery regarding how people feel right now amidst the panic that COVID-19 has caused. Brackett has conducted similar studies before, but for the first time, this study found that 95% of people felt anxiety, stress, and fear. Even the 5% leftover are not feeling joy or happiness, but instead feeling hope and optimism that things will get better than they are now. With no way of knowing how this will continue to affect the world, feelings of stress could continue for an indefinite amount... Read More

CU Boulder has not yet made an official statement on what the fall semester will bring, but Chancellor Phil DiStefano has said that the guidelines for the fall semester will be released before June 1. For now, the university has released a loose set of guidelines for what the fall semester will look like after the campus has turned entirely to virtual learning. CU Boulder is set to offer more online and virtual learning course in the fall semester compared to other semesters. The campus will also slowly phase in students and extracurricular activities as is deemed safe. “To address the many... Read More

Income inequality is becoming even more of a sore spot as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the economy and jobs, effectively wiping the slate and putting us all back in the recession from a decade ago. Many who were living paycheck to paycheck are hovering over a bank account login desperately waiting for a stimulus check or and unemployment check to pay their bills. The rich, on the other hand, have overwhelmingly been unaffected, though they are not immune to the virus. In population dense cities like New York, areas such as Queens have disproportionate number of positive case in a cramped immigrant... Read More

Mountain lions and other wild animals have been making appearances throughout the country as there has been less human activity due to coronavirus limitations. This has especially been seen in Boulder, where mountain lions have been trekking into people’s backyards. This week, two lions were caught on camera in the snow near the center of the city. Wildlife officials have said it’s not clear yet whether the sightings have been because of a lack of humans of if this is still a normal amount for Boulder. Officials note that since people are at home with little to do, it’s likely... Read More

In an extraordinary act of generosity, Feed the Frontlines began raising donations to help feed frontlines employees and restaurants and has already beat their goal of $550,000. “We are getting donations from the community, [those] are going directly toward meals for local restaurants which are obviously struggling during these times,” explained Vikas Reddy, a local entrepreneur in Boulder who, along with his friend, Kyle Judah, came up with the idea locally and helped organize it. Meals are purchased with the money from local restaurants, and some money is given to the restaurants as well... Read More