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April 26, 2020

During the final minutes of the last online lecture for Public Health 318: Food Literacy for All, the call was hijacked with hate images and racial slurs against African Americans for roughly a minute before the instructor ended the call.

Summer news editor Kristina Zheng talked to students and instructors of the course to hear their reaction to what the FBI has titled “Zoom-bombings” in which hackers infiltrate calls.

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While The Daily released their final print edition of the semester this past week, fear not, as we here at the Daily Digest will be bringing you the top stories of each week all summer long.

This week, a hijacked Zoom call raises security concerns, student organizations push on through COVID-19 and the University of Michigan’s Medical School students help battle the coronavirus outbreak.


Despite not being able to physically meet, student organizations carry on

While COVID-19 has caused significant disruption to everyday life, academic courses are not the only things being moved online.

The Daily staff reporter Iulia Dobrin talked to leaders of student organizations, such as the Prison Creative Arts Project and the Michigan Journal of International Affairs, to discuss how COVID-19 has been hindering extracurriculars.

COVID-19 spreads throughout Parnall Correctional Facility

According to a report from WXYZ Detroit, Parnall Correctional Facility in Jackson, Mich. has reported the highest number of positive cases so far of any correctional facility in the state, with 163 reported positive COVID-19 patients out of 186 total inmates tested.

The Daily staff reporter Jenna Siteman talked to an inmate at Parnall to hear his reaction and response to the high volume of cases.

‘U’ Medical students step up to help hospitals fight COVID-19

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, several Medical School students have transitioned into helping hospitals battle the virus.

The Daily staff reporter Varsha Vedapudi talked to several Medical School students about what they have been doing to combat COVID-19 through Michigan Medicine.

‘U’, MSU and WSU leaders discuss COVID-19 vaccine research, support for small businesses

Thursday afternoon, The Detroit Regional Chamber held a COVID-19 telephone town hall with University President Mark Schlissel, Michigan State University President Samuel Stanley and Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson.

Throughout the event, they discussed topics including research developments, economy rebooting and balancing the duties of being leaders of large institutions with the knowledge they all bring to the table as medical doctors.

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