Kyrah Simon - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:30:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg Kyrah Simon - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 Alternative Spring Break Cancelled Due to Progression of COVID-19 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2020/04/09/alternative-spring-break-cancelled-due-to-progression-of-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alternative-spring-break-cancelled-due-to-progression-of-covid-19 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:30:39 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=12713 By Kyrah Simon, Staff Reporter  On March 12, after months of preparation, Howard University’s Alternative Spring Break officially announced the suspension of the 22 city service initiative a mere two days prior to departure.  “After careful consideration of the risks associated with the Coronavirus in the Washington metropolitan area and some Howard University Alternative Spring […]

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]]> 12713 OPINION: It Is Still Important to Vote During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2020/04/09/opinion-it-is-still-important-to-vote-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-it-is-still-important-to-vote-during-the-covid-19-pandemic Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:02:35 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=12696 By Kyrah Simon, Staff Reporter On Feb. 27, under the light drizzle of unexpected rainfall, I nudged my absentee ballot into the open slot of a United States Postal Service box. I walked away relieved, relieved that I had made use of my right to vote for the first time in my adult life and […]

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