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It was while picking my 2-year-old’s pancakes from my 4-year-old’s hair last week that I got the email: After two days in school since our last quarantine, my daughter’s preschool class was in quarantine again.

The Little Hoover Commission’s recommendations will strengthen our recall system while also better protecting democratic principles.

Since 1947, just two years after the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has maintained what is known as a "Doomsday Clock." This clock is reset annually and is supposed to measure approximately how close the world is to the apocalypse due to a man-made catastrophe, with midnight representing the apocalypse and however many minutes before midnight representing how close mankind is to causing it.

A top state health official provided little new information on Monday. Public health experts say it might be time to take more steps towards normalcy at schools.

On Wednesday, Feb. 9, the 14th Associated Students of UCR meeting took place both in person and through Zoom at the ASUCR Senate Chambers. During this meeting, UCR Vice Chancellor Brian Haynes and Associate Provost Ken Baerenklau were present to host a Q&A session regarding a previous resolution in support of more remote learning options. All members of the senate were present, excluding CHASS senators Blanca Estela Alba and Christian Martinez, CNAS senator Catelin La, President William Wang, Vice President of External Affairs Elysha Castillo, Vice President of Sustainability Alondra Martinez, Personnel Director Lina Nguy and Marketing and Promotions Director Wallace Fang who were excused. BCOE senator Amy Do, Vice President of Campus Internal Affairs Arshneel Kaur, Vice President of Finance Jeffrey Tran and Transfer Non-Traditional Director Roxanna Vasquez were all absent.