COVID-19 has necessitated various changes in how we gather socially, and especially in how we attend various cultural events such as workshops, concerts, conferences, work meetings, classes, etc. It seems inevitable that such changes, even if they may not be permanent, will impact our generation moving forward. It may also continue to impact the ways we gather socially and for events for much of our future.

Northern Michigan University officials removed a plaque on the Carillon Towers after an online petition calls for the monument to be rededicated. The Change.org petition, written by John Doe, an anonymous...