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Collected Item: “Adding some humor to the classroom.”

Give your story a title.

Adding some humor to the classroom.

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Photograph of Erin Raines wearing a face mask provided by her school, Minot State University in Minot, ND.

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

Although Minot State University is taking every precaution to combat COVID-19, there has been a spike in positive cases in Minot, specifically at the University. MSU has created unique ways to encourage the students to wear masks in any public area and incorporate some humor into classes during this stressful time; including offering free masks boasting the MSU mascot, the Beaver, with a witty saying: “Wear the DAM mask!”

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#NorthDakota, #MinotStateUniversity, #CollegeDuringCOVID, #Humor, #Masks, #UniqueMasks, #SchoolSpirit

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Minot State University provided the face mask and Darian Mingace provided the photo.

Give this story a date.

2020-10-12
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