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The grand marshal of the 74th Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee will be David Domser, a fourth-generation Tuolumne resident who has dedicated his life to the timber industry for the past 46
Design students protest online art school with a book of protest signs
“We are not getting our money’s worth, we are not getting what we came here for” – A Message of Protest campaign says online creative courses cannot provide a sufficient arts-based education.
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Student activist project A Message of Protest is objecting to art school going digital via poignantly handmade means. Started by two graphic design students from Kingston School of Art, Ruby Betts and Ellis Tree, the book collates protest signs made by arts students around the UK campaigning against the enforced online art school experience. Prompted by the the government’s third lockdown announcement in January, and then their university’s decision to move all learning online for the foreseeable future, the duo worked with local student-run campaign group @whats happening ksa, and the wider national campaign group @pauseorpayuk to action a callout for submissions. Once collated and printed, the book was
Sun 18 Apr 2021 05.00 EDT
Anxiety is mounting among students who are feeling underprepared for their final exams after more than 12 months of major disruption, with some universities reporting that more students than usual are asking to repeat the year.
Students in England were told last week that those who are not studying for practical courses will not be permitted to return to campuses until 17 May, prompting frustration that they will not receive any in-person teaching or access to study spaces and libraries until the teaching term has ended.
Several universities, including the University of the West of England and Nottingham Trent University, have reported that higher numbers of students than usual are asking to repeat the year due to mental health and academic concerns.