Stories-Briefs – The Catalyst

What exactly does Colorado’s stay at home order entail?

Christian Torcia, Reporter

April 8, 2020

Governor Polis issued a stay at home order on March 26 and this stay at home order was dated to end April 11. Polis said this date would hopefully be after the worst of it all but was prepared to extend it if need be. Before th...

Hundreds of journalists are being laid off when the world needs them the most

Haley Steenhoek, Reporter

April 8, 2020

Journalists have been a huge source of news for hundreds of years. 2020 was supposed to be a banner year for digital media. Journalists thought that this would be a year full of new stories and money. No one could have p...

Tiger King Review

Layne Thompson, Reporter

April 8, 2020

Recently, there have been many posts on social media about the Netflix show “The Tiger King.” So what is “The Tiger King” and why is everyone so obsessed with it? “The Tiger King” is a Netflix documentary series starring a ...

Unemployment is at a high

Layne Thompson, Reporter

April 8, 2020

The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has led to statewide “stay at home orders” resulting in high levels of unemployment and business shutdowns. Because Coronavirus is a fast spreading viru...

Hobbies to get into during quarantine

Paige Daniels, Reporter

April 8, 2020

2020 hasn’t been what anyone predicted. These first three months are already crazy with the Australia fires and, obviously,COVID-19. The outbreak has caused schools to close, restaurants to shut down, and orders to stay in you...

Maintain healthy relationships

Aubree Crabb, Reporter

April 8, 2020

Now that this pandemic is at its height, relationships with loved ones have been crashing. You don't want yours to be next. What's gonna happen to you? Well, if you listen to what others and I say. Which can help you maint...

Why Germany’s Death Rate Is So Low

Christian Torcia, Reporter

April 7, 2020

Germany, as well as the rest of the world has been victim to the quickly spreading Covid-19 virus also known as Corona Virus. This virus has hit surrounding countries such as Italy and Spain but the difference between these co...

Saving India’s Calligraphy Culture

Skyler Cutsforth, Editor

April 7, 2020

Although the 22 official languages of India live on, the culture of calligraphy has slowly been dying. Calligraphy used to be a traditional way of representing communication through art. Scribes would sit upon steps, drink tea...

Tokyo Olympics Update

Sierra Lloyd, Editor

April 7, 2020

From when COVID 19 began to gain traction in China, to now, when it has spread all across the world, countries’ top athletes watched warily, knowing it could impact the future of their respective sports. The likelihood of seaso...

How People are Reacting to this Pandemic

Haley Steenhoek, Reporter

April 7, 2020

The world is experiencing a pandemic that they may have never seen coming. The Coronavirus or the medical name, COVID-19 has swept its way through China and spread all the way to the United States. According to CNN Health, more t...

What caused the massive grocery store shortages

Jayce Jessup, Reporter

April 7, 2020

I’m sure we’ve all heard about the mass hysteria that was the massive shortage of toilet paper at stores, along with whole aisles being empty due to this coronavirus pandemic. But a question that a lot of people are asking...

How athletes and celebrities are trying to help during this pandemic

Jayce Jessup, Reporter

April 7, 2020

During these times filled with closures and cancellations. You can’t stop but think how this may hurt people whose businesses were closed down and the people who lost their jobs. Celebrities and athletes all around the world h...