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Collected Item: “University in the Pandemic [MISSING MEDIA]”

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University in the Pandemic

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Photograph taken in my hotel room in Boston on October 7, 2020

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This is a picture I took in my hotel room in Boston of the zoom call I was on for my communications class at Northeastern University. I'm a freshman at Northeastern University and I've been able to experience college during the COVID-19 pandemic right on the front line. Unlike many of my friends who have been forced to stay at home because their colleges can't support in-person classes, I have been living in a hotel room in Boston for two months and attending classes regularly. Although I'm "in person", 3 out of my 4 major classes are entirely online and I spend most of my days sitting in my room tuning in to zoom calls. I would call this semester anything but the typical college experience, with most of my days spent in near isolation as my motivation ebbs away. In the age of the pandemic, it's harder than ever to find friends and the few freshmen who have found large groups have broken nearly every rule our university has set to try and keep us safe. It can be hard to stay positive, but I've done my best to keep my grades up and talk to my friends whenever possible.

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#Boston, #NortheasternUniversity, #Zoom, #OnlineClasses

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

Milton Wilkinson-Grant

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2020-11-09
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