A YEAR IN
RHEA PATNEY associate editor
REVIEW
Panorama ranks and reviews the months of 2020
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OPINIONS
FEBRUARY
illustration by | DANIELLE ZHANG
We know we’re talking about 2020 when the best month of the year also has the stock market crash. The Kansas City Chiefs won the Superbowl, proudly representing the state of Missouri and the corresponding halftime show featuring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira was a much needed improvement from Adam Levine in 2019. February also happened to be the last month where I didn’t think twice about going into buildings. Some extremely sad things did happen, though, including Ahmaud Arbery being shot while jogging in Georgia.
NOVEMBER November was a relatively positive month. Joe Biden broke Barack Obama’s record for most votes ever cast for a U.S. presidential candidate. In addition, we are finally beginning to see the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel — Pfizer and Moderna both created over 90% effective vaccines.
DECEMBER
As of Dec. 14
Arriving at December means we can finally almost put this horrible year behind us. The end of the COVID-19 tunnel draws closer, with the FDA approving the Pfizer vaccine Dec. 11. Also, the U.S. banned owning large cats as pets, attempting to prevent another Tiger King-like story from happening again.
JUNE June was a month of activism, especially among the youth. Around 550 Black Lives Matter protests occurred across the U.S. June 6; there was a major surge in youth advocacy surrounding the movement. June was also pride month, a chance for members of the LGBTQ community to celebrate their identity.
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OCTOBER
Eight days before the Nov. 3 election, Amy Coney Barrett was named to the Supreme Court. Donald Trump also contracted COVID-19 and power outages swept California due to the raging wildfires. October did have some positives, though. Halloween fell on a Saturday with a full moon, Lebron James and the Lakers won the NBA championship and people began voting in the election.
JULY
Three weeks after Donald Trump held a rally in Tulsa, COVID-19 cases surged in Oklahoma. The Trump administration also attempted to pass a law requiring international students to leave the country if their university classes were held entirely online, which was eventually rescinded. July also saw the death of Glee star Naya Rivera, who drowned in a lake while trying to save her four-year-old son. SPREAD DESIGN BY RHEA PATNEY
