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Hailey Hayes concedes the pandemic has been no picnic for university students.
Gone, for many, is direct contact with professors and classmates as COVID-19 has forced so much learning online.
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But Hayes, wrapping up her undergraduate degree this year at Algoma University, has, perhaps, weathered the storm better than many, a fact she readily attributes to her experience with the Duke of Edinburgh Award, of which she achieved the programâs silver level and is working toward gold.