
Covid-19 at George Fox
by Chris Low
The year 2020 will forever be remembered for the novel coronavirus that ravaged the world. The details are still a bit unknown, but it is believed that Washington state had the U.S.’s first case on Jan. 20. About five weeks later, Oregon reported its first case, and soon after Gov. Kate Brown announced that schools would close starting Monday, March 16. That was followed by a stay-at-home order on March 23. Students at George Fox went on spring break March 20-27 and were asked not to return to campus for the remainder of the semester.












Scenes of closures and physical distancing protocols could be seen around town and on campus. Chapters, the popular coffee shop and bookstore, closed for everything but takeout and required you stay behind the red line, six feet away. The local Walgreens and grocery stores ran out of paper products and disinfectant sprays, and taped physical distancing markers on their floors. Cafés on campus that were usually crowded with students were empty and shuttered. Notes of encouragement and frustration had been scrawled on the sidewalks on campus by displaced students.
















