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PRAIRIE SPRING 2021
offered with an in-person option, and the athletic teams
returned to competition.
As the semester continued, library hours were extended,
students could visit each other's rooms, and vaccines were
distributed to the community. The Classes of 2020 and
2021 enjoyed commencement activities in Lions Stadium.
TCNJ Magazine chronicled some of these moments
during the college's transition back to normalcy as a way for
future Lions to see what life was like during the pandemic.
— Kara Pothier
AARON
WILSON
WATSON
Clockwise from left:
Students couldn't resist the opportunity to spend a few minutes
with Zoey, a golden retriever, who lives in the neighborhood;
a COVID-19 testing center was set up in Decker Hall to perform
weekly testing for students, faculty, and staff; biology professor
Matthew Wund got creative and booked two separate labs for
one class and he moved between the rooms so students could safely
learn in person; and Dharika Shah '21 welcomed students back to
her classroom while completing her student teaching in Hamilton.
