#Omicron

Mar 11, 20223 min read

Two years ago, the world shut down. Here’s where we are today.

Keys, wallet, phone, mask — for over a year those were the words people muttered quietly to themselves before leaving the house. Now,...

Mar 1, 20221 min read

VIDEO: Students react to relaxed campus mask policy

VNN’s Camden Morris talks to students about the mask-optional policy Belmont University’s COVID-19 Task Force put into place on February...

Feb 22, 20222 min read

Belmont announces end of campus mask mandate

Belmont University’s mask mandate comes to end Wednesday morning. An email sent to students Tuesday night confirmed indoor masking will...

Feb 4, 20223 min read

OPINION: Masks are a must, not a maybe

As an omicron tidal wave wallops Belmont, COVID-19 case numbers are surging at the university like never before. We knew this would...

Feb 4, 20222 min read

Quarantined students denied online class access amid rising case numbers

Students are sick, and what’s more, they’re sick of missing class. As the rapid spread of omicron hikes case numbers to new heights at...

Jan 31, 20222 min read

Belmont’s COVID-19 numbers rise again as Nashville’s plateau

Belmont set another record this week, but not one it should be proud of. For the second Monday in a row, the university surpassed its...

Jan 24, 20222 min read

Belmont tallies record-high COVID-19 case numbers

Omicron arrived at Belmont in full force this week bringing at least 107 positive COVID-19 cases, an all-time high for the pandemic. The...

Jan 16, 20222 min read

Where to find COVID-19 tests on and off campus as omicron surges

It’s the hot commodity stores can’t keep on shelves — at-home COVID-19 tests. In Nashville, CVS, Walgreens and other retailers have empty...

Dec 28, 20211 min read

Back to school, back to Zoom: Belmont to start spring classes online, citing spread of omicron

Belmont’s campus and classes will once again go virtual for the first two weeks of the upcoming semester due to the rapid rise of the...