Brockport MOJO Spring 2020

12/06/2022

Living in Western New York, students deal with what can feel like 5-6 months of winter every year. Click the link to find out how students are finding ways to get around without a personal vehicle. https://medium.com//getting-around-western-new-york-as-a-college-student-2879cd754af9

12/05/2022

Coming across offensive remarks on social media can do lots of emotional damage to marginalized groups, whether it’s just saying slurs or talking down another person of the group based on their generalized characteristics. Solutions to these issues include balancing free speech and censorship through media platforms, or “threading the needle” between the two, electing political leaders who are against the issue, calling out individuals who’ve committed the act of hate speech and having educational conversations to build empathy within the individual, and publicizing non-profit organizations on the issue. Though according to three experts on the issue of hate speech, there are some limitations to the solutions listed. Click here to learn more https://medium.com//steps-to-minimize-hate-speech-f0ebf38f233f

10/29/2021

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10/03/2021

Chyann Klahs

By: Chyann Klahs

05/12/2020

https://mojogroup101.wordpress.com/2020/05/12/a-gates-chili-teacher-is-maintaining-connections-during-covid-19/

Jeffry Rose is a consultant teacher at Gates Chili High School who is implementing new ways to communicate with students to ensure that they are safe and successful during the COVID-19 pandem…

05/06/2020

Carmen Gumina with students at One Webster Learning Center (OWL North)Photo Credit: Twitter By Sarah Killip “We’re all just walking each other home” – Ram Dass In 2018 Webste…

05/06/2020

Read and hear how Leonard and Mary's Place Outreach have adjusted to the changes thanks to COVID-19.

I also really encourage people to watch the entire 30 minute interview I did with Leonard. I know 30 minutes is long, but this is really good, even if his forehead is cutoff for some reason.

It has been talked about for almost two months now, but the COVID-19 pandemic has changed and affected the way people live their lives. Not only has the country changed but the entire world has cha…

05/06/2020

COVID-19 has presented communities with various difficulties, with this local charities have been able to provide services for their communities. Charity ROCs is one of the charities doing what it can to provide for the Rochester community.

By Keilani Graham and David Johnson

05/06/2020

https://atthoughtforfood.wordpress.com/2020/05/06/welcoming-door-to-door-and-across-the-world/

Meagan Jorritsma helped her first refugee at 15-years old and never thought those same refugees would help and teach her valuable life lessons. Read more on what her role is as a volunteer manager at Worcester Alliance for Refugee Ministry.

By Hannah Danielski, Marleese Patterson, and Maricruz Reyes One night not long ago, Meagan Jorritsma found herself standing on an overpass at 1 a.m., trying to maintain social distancing guidelines…

05/06/2020

Meet the Helpers: Alexander Cervini and Jose Perez
By: Vianca Grullon, Kayla Bailey and Matt Lauster.

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people…

05/05/2020

Teachers and school counselors adapting to COVID-19

By Courtney Deeren

05/05/2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, essential workers have become heroes. I talked with Kaitlyn Hayes, a nurse at Highland Hospital about her career choice and how she balances going to school while working 40 hours a week saving lives.

By: Ben Blakely Kaitlyn Hayes is one of the heroes on the front lines during COVID-19, working 12-hour shifts in the West Five unit at Highland Hospital (Photo by Kaitlyn Hayes) Masked faces of nur…