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#SaveStudentNewsrooms is an advocacy campaign for independent student journalism, started by three editors at @TheAlligator in 2018.

Today, we will be sharing some of our top COVID-19 coverage stories, written by our student staff.

First, all of our COVID-19 coverage can be accessed via our COVID-19 landing page on our website.

http://www.the-standard.org/covid-19/

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On March 21, @mandajsullivan broke news about the first positive case of COVID-19 within the Missouri State community.

http://www.the-standard.org/news/msu-lacrosse-player-tests-positive-for-covid-19/article_32ca24f6-6bae-11ea-a8b2-1b885b382478.html

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MSU lacrosse player tests positive for COVID-19

A Missouri State University lacrosse player tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Saturday morning, head coach Donnie Curran confirmed to The Standard. It is the first confirmed case with

http://www.the-standard.org/news/msu-lacrosse-player-tests-positive-for-covid-19/article_32ca24f6-6bae-11ea-a8b2-1b885b382478.html

Despite the abrupt end to all Missouri State sports, the @Standard_Sports team kept up the great work!

@D_Shore23 wrote about the end of the MSU& #39;s baseball season.

http://www.the-standard.org/sports/abrupt-end-to-baseball-season-leaves-uncertainty-but-hope-for-eligibility-relief/article_a8c33892-6eeb-11ea-a097-1756d1123b66.html

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Abrupt end to baseball season leaves uncertainty but hope for eligibility relief

A few weeks ago, the Missouri State baseball team left for Kansas City mid-morning to fly to California for a weekend series against the University of California Irvine — an

http://www.the-standard.org/sports/abrupt-end-to-baseball-season-leaves-uncertainty-but-hope-for-eligibility-relief/article_a8c33892-6eeb-11ea-a097-1756d1123b66.html

Over the last several weeks, men& #39;s basketball head coach Dana Ford has been using his social media platforms to engage with fans, which @claireniebrugge wrote about.

http://www.the-standard.org/covid-19/dana-ford-uses-his-platform-to-shed-light-on-quarantine/article_b8e9d600-6eef-11ea-ac94-4fc629054eb6.html

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Dana Ford uses his platform to shed light on quarantine

The coronavirus has taken control of people’s lives. It canceled March Madness. It postponed the Olympics. It canceled spring sports. It shut down businesses and cost people their jobs. It

http://www.the-standard.org/covid-19/dana-ford-uses-his-platform-to-shed-light-on-quarantine/article_b8e9d600-6eef-11ea-ac94-4fc629054eb6.html

In early March, @brithuish wrote about MSU& #39;s retraction of all Spring Break immersion trips.

http://www.the-standard.org/news/msu-responds-to-high-cdc-travel-advisories-by-canceling-certain-study-away-trips-immediately/article_436707d4-6267-11ea-bd8d-6f6c169ca78a.html

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MSU responds to high CDC travel advisories by canceling certain Study Away trips immediately

COVID-19, more commonly known as coronavirus, has seemingly sent the world into a panic, with some nations shutting down travel outside the country.

http://www.the-standard.org/news/msu-responds-to-high-cdc-travel-advisories-by-canceling-certain-study-away-trips-immediately/article_436707d4-6267-11ea-bd8d-6f6c169ca78a.html

We& #39;ve covered a lot over the last month and a half and don& #39;t plan to stop the coverage anytime soon.

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@gretacrossphoto spoke with MSU students coping with the cancellation and postponement of their senior showcases.

http://www.the-standard.org/news/students-react-to-campus-wide-events-cancelled-due-to-covid-19/article_8424e7d0-6aac-11ea-b998-677673211b39.html

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Students react to campus wide events cancelled due to COVID-19

As of Monday, March 16, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending U.S. citizens to cancel any events or gatherings of more than 10 people.

http://www.the-standard.org/news/students-react-to-campus-wide-events-cancelled-due-to-covid-19/article_8424e7d0-6aac-11ea-b998-677673211b39.html

Throughout the pandemic, @lindsayfarrow28 has been asking important questions through her comprehensive columns.

"Does a nation on lockdown breed a new wave of alcoholism?"

http://www.the-standard.org/opinion/farrow-does-a-nation-on-lockdown-breed-a-new-wave-of-alcoholism/article_cfdb67ba-6eaf-11ea-a9c2-570e28d61ad8.html

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Farrow: Does a nation on lockdown breed a new wave of alcoholism?

The day I turned 16 I got a job at the best restaurant in town. Granted, it was a local Mexican restaurant nestled inside a motel built for truckers and

http://www.the-standard.org/opinion/farrow-does-a-nation-on-lockdown-breed-a-new-wave-of-alcoholism/article_cfdb67ba-6eaf-11ea-a9c2-570e28d61ad8.html

Easter Sunday looked a lot different this year, which @gretacrossphoto wrote about.

http://www.the-standard.org/life/is-the-easter-bunny-sick-too/article_c745172e-79d9-11ea-a482-ebb21a119c2c.html

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“Is the Easter Bunny sick too?”

For Scarlett Dobson, a Lebanon, Missouri resident, Easter Sunday is a day of celebration. Growing up, she woke up to sift through the sweets the Easter bunny left her before

http://www.the-standard.org/life/is-the-easter-bunny-sick-too/article_c745172e-79d9-11ea-a482-ebb21a119c2c.html

The Standard& #39;s first piece of COVID-19 coverage was in late February by @sarah_k_teague about MSU president Clif Smart& #39;s reassurance to the community regarding the university following CDC warnings.

http://www.the-standard.org/news/msu-president-reassures-community-following-cdc-coronavirus-warnings/article_fbba855e-58d5-11ea-bf1c-53b3c2943053.html

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MSU president reassures community following CDC coronavirus warnings

Missouri State University officials are continuing to monitor the threat of coronavirus to the community in the coming months, especially with the Disease Control and Prevention’s recent warnings,...

http://www.the-standard.org/news/msu-president-reassures-community-following-cdc-coronavirus-warnings/article_fbba855e-58d5-11ea-bf1c-53b3c2943053.html

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