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• March 26, 2020

  COVID Share Your Story #RITtigers #11, Bachelors of arts and science Major's Point of view

  It made all my classes go online which is both a blessing and a vice. I am an introvert so I love this method. But I'm also a procrastinator, so I dislike this method. It's also a vice because I dont have internet at my place of residence. I need to go to my pastors house to use the internet. If I could give a message to myself at the start of this semester, what would I say? Don't get too comfortable and prepare for some major life changes.
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  March 31, 2020

  Cultural Insights: Interviews in the Creative Sector #11 … Heidi A. Strobel, Ph.D., University of Evansville

  In response to COVID-19, the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science launched the mini-series, "Cultural Insights: Interviews in the Creative Sector," to highlight colleagues and professionals working in the same or similar field of museum professionals.
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  March 25, 2020

  Cultural Insights: Interviews in the Creative Sector #6 … Dr. Chrystine Keener, Ringling College of Art and Design

  In response to COVID-19, the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science launched the mini-series, "Cultural Insights: Interviews in the Creative Sector," to highlight colleagues and professionals working in the same or similar field of museum professionals.
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  2020-03-23

  The Onion Reports that Nation Close to Getting Videoconferencing Software to Work

  The Onion has been having a field day with the unbelievable times we are living through. They are doing a great job making fun of what is happening and our reaction to it. This article, written as we had to make an overnight change to working remotely and homeschooling, makes us laugh at how we struggled to get the videoconferencing software to work. People across America were all saying in union, "Can you hear me?" "Can you see me?" and "I don't know how to fix it."
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  2020-04-17

  Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Romy Marisa Schwaiger

  A virtual exhibition by the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science
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  2020-07-27

  Masked and Contactless Service

  Following Wichita's municipal ordinance overriding the Sedgwick County Commission's decision to forego the governor's mask mandate, citizens were required to wear protective face coverings in all public spaces within the city limits. Electronic billboards and marquees, such as this one from west Wichita's Credit Union of America, announced that all customers must comply with this order should they wish to conduct business within their environs, while at the same time offering contactless methods for various bank transactions. These photographs underscore the urgency of both masks and social distancing, two of the most effective anti-COVID countermeasures, in combating a rapidly accelerating outbreak that city and Kansas state officials struggled to corral during the summer of 2020.
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  2020-07-27

  Confusion on the Plains

  These screenshots of the Kansas Health Secretary's Twitter account highlight the mixed messages that have come to characterize the efforts to combat the coronavirus in the summer of 2020. Just days before, the virus had been "gaining speed," and Kansas was "heading in the wrong direction," but by July 26th, the state's infection rate appeared to be "leveling off a bit." Although he presses Kansans to adhere strictly to all mitigation practices, these messages reflect the jarring effects of instantaneous communication and data analysis as medical professionals and ordinary citizens alike struggle to accurately comprehend the real-time scope and spread of COVID-19; a disease that had been completely unknown just a year before.
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  2020-07-20

  Bay Area Seniors Left Behind by Telehealth

  Many seniors are unable to access online health services due to lack of internet, computer, and/or computer skills. With the lockdown, many seniors are lonely and feeling isolated within their homes, unable to even access needed medical care via telehealth.
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  4/22/2020

  Basil Darras Oral History 2020/04/22

  This is part of the MHH project under the guidance of Professor Parsons
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  2020-07-16

  Northeastern University Graduate Student Union Reopening Email

  Adam Tomasi, member of the organizing committee for the Graduate Employees of Northeastern University-UAW union of research assistants, emails a survey about reopening needs to other students
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  2020-07-09

  Northeastern University Update on Housing, Hybrid NUflex, and Fall Reopening

  Email from Northeastern University, detailing reopening plans for the Fall 2020 semester
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  2020-05-14

  Embracing New Normal on Extension Delivery

  Our experience in delivering our extension services to clients
• 2020-04-27

  Funny Progressive Insurance Zoom Commericals

  These commercials are airing on Hulu now. They are all so funny and typical of people struggling to work the video conferencing. One shows an employee, not realizing that she's not muted, talking about the other people at the meetings. Another one shows people's internet cutting out. A third one is a whole conversation about what day it was--a common problem during quarantine when all the days were the same.
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  6/29/2020

  Richard Wamai Oral History 2020/06/29

  This is an Oral History interview with Dr. Richard Wamai by interviewer Christina Lefebvre from June 29, 2020. Dr. Wamai speaks about the epidemiology of COVID and the global response to it versus other epidemic, as well response comparisons between Africa and the United States.
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  6/2/2020

  Christopher Colwell Oral History 2020/06/02

  Interview with Dr Christopher Colwell, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Zuckerberg, San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center by interviewer Christina Lefebvre. Dr. Colwell speaks about the changes in his daily work activity and the obstacles of hospitals to respond to protests and a pandemic. He also shares his thoughts on how the pandemic has altered the practices and routines of medical facilities to maintain safety for patients and healthcare workers.
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  2020-07-17

  U of T lab results finds coating on mask 'deactivates' 99% of SARS-CoV-2 virus

  "A University of Toronto professor says lab tests show that the antimicrobial coating developed by a Canadian surgical mask manufacturing company can “deactivate” more than 99% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, within a half-hour period."
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  2020-07-17

  "Every Parent Online"

  A meme the caption to which reads "Every parent right now" followed by three identical images of an SNL performer dressed as a middle aged women with large hair, looking horrified and/or disgusted. Under each image is a caption, they read "STARTING SCHOOL IN PERSON," "STARTING SCHOOL ONLINE," "HOMESCHOOLING" This is a reference to the inconstant ways in which boards are choosing to run schools in the fall, all of which have different opponents. Many boards have changed their plans several times over the summer as the number of cases in their areas have changed and they have received feedback from parents, teachers, and health professionals.
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  2020-07-16

  Some Churches Open...And Others Stay Closed

  Since the lock down, some churches in Kansas had filed lawsuits against the governor and her administration's orders to restrict large public gatherings and advocate social distancing. With those orders largely removed as a result of a compromise package agreed to by the governor and the GOP-led legislature, many churches reopened without restrictions of any kind. These photographs prove that the converse was also a reality, with other churches, like this one in west Wichita, opting to remain virtual, especially as the virus surged across the state in the summer of 2020. Without video conference and social media technology, such religious gatherings would have proved impossible.
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  2020-07-12

  Graduating during the pandemic

  This personal journal tells what is it like for me, graduating during the pandemic. With ways of celebrating this milestone totally changing, and with my mother having to work at the health center on that day, this virtual graduation experience was really different.
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  2020-07-02

  On Wheels Work From Home

  Being in the province during the community quarantine is both an advantage and a challenge. Advantage that I was able to be with my family during the pandemic, moreover, being in an island and rural area in this kind of crisis lessens the possibilities of exposure to the virus. Also because of the abundance of natural resources, food supply was not as horror as to those who are in the urban areas. It was then a challenge if you are working far from your head office especially in the times of following the work from home system. Mobile network provider isn't always present in all areas. Unfortunately we are located at the place where barriers are abundant. The low land area and trees are just among them and not to mention the congestion of the users in the area where a tower can supply. In situations like this, creativity is the key to fulfill the commitments you promised to your work. With my motorcycle, I was able to go to the places where there is a stable signal for a certain period of time and locate another place depending on factors affecting move such as heat, wind, rain and time. Finally, it is a beautiful dishevelment when time is your enemy. It compensates all your effort to reach the places you think are impossible to walk by the wheels. These photos are just a few of the many creative stories crafted by this pandemic.
• 2020-07-13

  Bottleneck for U.S. Coronavirus Response: The Fax Machine

  One problem the United States is facing during the pandemic is a fragmented health care system that is reliant on outdated technology, like the fax machine. This article goes into detail about why we are in this situation and the effects it is having on the nations response to the virus.
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  2020/05/06

  Jeff DeGrave Oral History, 2020/05/06

  Chippewa Valley COVID-19 Archive
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  3/30/2020

  Deborah Lydon Oral History 2020/03/30

  Title: Interview with Deborah Lydon by Lauren Meister Creator: Deborah Lydon and Lauren Meister Date: 03/30/2020 Description: This interview from Deborah Lydon highlights the response to the coronavirus (or COVID-19) pandemic within the context of the Midwest. Her insight as a healthcare lawyer with a background in biology gives a different perspective to her evaluation of the situation compared to someone in a different field of study. This interview was conducted during the second week of required social distancing as required by Mike Dewine, the Governor of Ohio. Type: Oral History Geography: Cincinnati, Ohio Additional Information: This submission is in partial fulfillment of course requirements for Dr. Rebecca Wingo at the University of Cincinnati. Additional metadata fields include: Interviewer: Lauren Meister Interviewee: Deborah Lydon Duration: 27 minutes Subject Heading: Healthcare, Sports, Recreation, Religion, News, Labor, Policy, Family, Social Issues, Travel, Environment, Personal Tags: Olympics, Cincinnati, telemedicine, faith, coronavirus, COVID-19, PPE, pollution, Ohio, epidemiology, China, social distancing.
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  2020-07-10

  Ottawa company creates 'SMRT Booth' for mobile COVID-19 testing

  "An Ottawa company has developed a mobile COVID-19 testing booth it says increases safety and reduces the need for personal protective equipment. "Honey Group has developed “SMRT Booth”, a mobile testing solution for COVID-19 testing during the pandemic. "Honey Group says the 'SMRT Booth' stands for: - Safe – the SMRT Booth ensures all health care providers and patients are safe during testing as there is no physical contact -Mobile – The SMRT Booth can be placed anywhere -Reduce PPE: Honey Group says the SMRT Booth reduces and almost eliminates the use of personal protective equipment -Testing Time: Honey group says the booth allows health care providers to test patients faster as they don’t have to change PPE in between patients."
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  2020-07-03

  Political Cartoon Lady Liberty is Confused

  The drawing depicts Lady Liberty in between a crowd of protesters and a crowd of police. Liberty thinks she somehow is no longer in America. The police are in riot gear, the protesters are wearing masks.
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  2020-04-08

  Frontline Heroes

  When the community quarantine kicked in, our outdoor media partner, HDI Admix, had a problem. They had all these massive LEDs as part of their inventory, but there's no one to see them with everyone staying home. What we did was reinvent a mass media touchpoint and turn it into a highly targeted one. We used the massive LEDs as a platform to share a message of strength to the only ones who'll be able to see the LEDs, the frontliners. We reimagined them as modern day superheroes fighting the battle against this pandemic. And these short videos aired in over 20 LED sites in Metro Manila for the remainder of ECQ, aside from being shared on social media.
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  2020-06-21

  Virtual Viewing of Partial Solar Eclipse

  I am a member of the Manila Street Astronomers, a volunteer organization that brings astronomy to the public. Usually we hold free telescope viewings of the moon and other heavenly bodies in malls and other public places. Due to quarantine restrictions, we could not carry out our outreach projects. But we really missed bringing astronomy to the public. So when the partial solar eclipse occurred on June 21, 2020, we did a live broadcast of the partial solar eclipse. We had fun doing it and, based on the rave reviews we have been getting, so has the audience. It was fulfilling sharing our astronomy knowledge to the public, to remind ourselves and others amidst the disturbing things happening on earth that there is a bigger universe out there.
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  2020-04-01

  How to Dress for an Online Memorial

  A pandemic death and the new mores of mourning and condoling, viewed from the everyday minutiae of clothing.
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  2020-05-12

  Olive and Mabel Have a Company Meeting. Olive and Mable are Labradors

  During the Coronavirus period, people worked from their homes. Meetings were held via video chat which had its own set of problems--things such as getting the software to work, positioning the camera, looking presentable, keeping the kids and the pets under control, etc. Remote school had the same problems with the additional challenge of keeping the kids involved and learning. This is a funny look at those meetings. Youtube user MrAndrewCotter holds a business meeting with his two dogs, Mable and Olive.
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  2020-04-01

  Plague Journal, Day 19: Kumbaya-dot-com!

  I'm keeping a Covid-19 journal. The latest entry discusses the vagaries of digital communication, including a sour school-parent social media thread and sweeter chats with various loved ones.
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  2020-06-13

  Dr. Anthony Fauci Gives Graduation Address to UC Irvine

  Dr. Anthony Fauci was the country's medical leader in the COVID-19 time. He stood by President Trump's side at the daily Coronavirus briefings and, along with Dr. Deborah Birx, alternately reassured the country and alarmed them. They were often shamed by Trump who tended to make light of the danger of the virus. They were the heroes that stood strong and displayed real leadership and knowledge. Since almost all graduation ceremonies were canceled for spring 2020, various VIPs tried to compensate by giving commencement addresses. Here is Dr. Fauci's.
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  2020-06-28

  San Francisco Pride, 50-Year Anniversary

  2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco Pride Celebrations and Festivals. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all in person events were cancelled. The SF Pride organization instead created a virtual celebration. Following tradition, all virtual events are being held the last weekend in June, June 27-28, 2020. SF Pride events are available on Twitch, YouTube and Facebook. Additionally CBS will broadcast all events.
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  2020-06-25

  COVID-19 and SF Pride

  Street photographer, Alex Stemplewski, captured a special moment between a gay couple during June, pride month, in San Francisco. The video begins as Alex approaches the couple. The viewer is reminded of the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic of a mask in the opening of the video. In addition to taking stunning photographs for the couple, Alex listened to what the couple had to say about challenges facing the gay community today.
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  2020-03-31

  "How to Spot, Avoid and Report Coronavirus Scams"

  "Scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the Coronavirus. The Federal Trade Commission (ftc.gov/coronavirus) offers these tips to help you fight back."
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  2020-06-06

  I Broke up with My Boyfriend because, Quarantine, and Got a New Family

  I broke up with my boyfriend because quarantine forced us to spend much more time together and the problems we'd been able to sweep under the rug became too apparent to us. It was time to make the break which would have been devastating normally but since I was able to move in with old friends and turn a negative into a positive. This wouldn't have happened without the Coronavirus.
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  2020-05-29

  Environmental activists take pipeline protests online during Covid-19

  Due to Covid-19 activists are finding creative ways to protest.
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  2020-06-24

  US AID sends ventilators to Peru

  I didn't realize there were organizations coordinating the production and distribution of medical supplies to send abroad, it seemed like just a few months ago we couldn't even get states to agree to share supplies. I'm wondering where these ventilators will go, or if they won't even make it out of Lima. The comments and replies seemed laudatory for the president, but nothing too significant, so I didn't screenshot them. Tweet text: Today, 250 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators arrived safely in Peru. This @USAID donation is another example of American generosity as the United States battles COVID-19 at home and around the world.
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  2020-05-06

  Humans of Covid-19 AU: Alex Landragin

  “COVID19 hasn’t really made a huge difference to my life. I was working full time up until last year, then I quit my job to go back to writing full time. I live alone, and my office is in my home, so I already spend most of my time socially isolated. I'm not sure yet how the pandemic will impact on my writing. I am using this time to do a large amount of reading and take in many ideas. Weirdly, the novel that I published last year is actually an apt one for a pandemic. A big part of the novel takes place in Paris in 1940 as the narrator, who is Jewish, waits for the Nazis to invade France; he is largely stuck in his flat and there’s a curfew going on. So in a way, my novel reflects the current reality. Sometimes a silver lining doesn’t justify the damage caused by the thunderstorm. But I hope that this pandemic will lead to a recalibration of our priorities, away from a fantasy happiness bubble living beyond our needs. I hope the return to scarcity will be accompanied by a return to cooperation, mutual assistance, empathy. Some of those values that we associate with helping each other through tough times I've been making a concerted effort to not rely too much on technology. I’ve made a deliberate decision to read more and I hope this quarantine will lead to a revival in interesting reading for all. I've been reading a book that was written almost 100 years ago. The main message I've taken from the book is that you’re never going to get used to this. The only thing you can do is get used to not getting used to it.” Instagram post on Alex Landragin, writer, and his experience during the pandemic, which was created by a psychology student living in Melbourne who was interested to hear about how COVID-19 was impacting on different peoples’ lives.
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  2020-05-01

  Humans of Covid-19 AU: Kate

  “Tutoring online is kind of bizarre. I'm used to having lots of two-way communication, and using body language to gauge students’ interests, and that's all very different on zoom. Cameras are often turned off and muted, so you just have to assume that people are alive and with you. I’ve really had to back myself and keep going. And you can’t crack jokes because there’s no one to laugh along with you, or you have to laugh at your own jokes Many tutors are certainly feeling disconnected towards students, university and the faculty as a whole. It is making us realise how important physical presence is in terms of forging purpose. Although we assume we are superior to the natural world, COVID19 is forcing people to realise the fragility of our systems. The shut down of certain supply chains has revealed how interconnected everything is. It has also forced us to understand what we need to live, rather than what we want to live - it has made us all question what our actual basic necessities are versus our learned needs. People's behaviour has become more environmental by accident. We just need to hope that there is not a slingshot back to old habits.” Instagram post on Kate, university tutor, and her experience during the pandemic, which was created by a psychology student living in Melbourne who was interested to hear about how COVID-19 was impacting on different peoples’ lives.
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  2020-06-09

  Eh? (Canada's Response to Coronavrius)

  Caption below the picture: "This is a Dairy Queen drive through in Canada where they social distance by using debit machines zip tied to a hockey stick. You can't make this up." Canada seems to be innovating to still allow essential businesses to function safely. Curious to see if the US will follow suit, perhaps with baseball bats?
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  2020-06-19

  The COVID-19 Experience of a High School Student

  I chose an image of a clock and of a student working. If there is one thing I have learned during this pandemic, it is that I have a lot of time. I have been utilizing this time to exercise more, study for longer periods of time and also just to enjoy myself. The image of the student represents the amount of work that I have had to do online. School has been completely different with the online work rather than going to school five days a week in real life. These two items represent two of the most important factors of my pandemic experience.
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  2020-06-16

  Army Teleconference

  With in-person meetings restricted, the US military switched to video conferences to conduct business, like this live streaming teleconference posted on the Army's Facebook page. A reflection of the Digital Age's technological acceleration, these four officers, one of whom is a major general, discuss in real time updates to the Army's Combat Fitness Test, all the while avoiding exposure to themselves or their fellow soldiers. Since the pandemic erupted upon the global landscape, video conferencing has proven to be invaluable in the struggle to continue day-to-day functions, as schools, universities, businesses, companies, and military bases all sealed their environs.
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  2020-06-12

  Summer School in Idaho

  On Friday, June 12th, the summer school team at my school met to discuss our plans for summer school in July. A few weeks ago, we received word from the district that summer school would be happening *in person* in July. As a team, we met via Microsoft Teams (to respect stage 3 of Idaho's reopening) and set up a curriculum for the summer. Our meeting was so focused on student numbers, curriculum, and overall joy that we get to see our students in person again. At the end of the meeting, one of the teachers asked, "do we have to take any extra precautions? Are we teaching with masks on?" There was a moment of silence as we all realized that he hadn't added Clorox wipes or hand sanitizer to our shopping lists, as many teachers donated our classroom supplies to our local homeless shelters when schools close.
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  2020-04-23

  Face-Timing in the Park

  This is a brief story about a different way of communicating with my students through Face Time. It speaks to the flexible nature of teaching and how the pandemic caused me to shift my flexibility and availability beyond office hours. It's important to me because it has allowed me to grow as a teacher.
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  April 28, 2020

  Massachusetts COVID-19 Order No. 29

  A revision of a previous COVID order allowing the Governor's Council to engage in remote participation.
• 2020-06-12

  QUEMAN ANTENA POR TEMOR AL CONTAGIO

  Cientos de pobladores en el sector Huachhua Chopcca, en Huancavelica, secuestraron a 8 trabajadores de empresa de telefonía y quemaron antena que pensaban que era de 5G asegurando que transmite el Covid-19.
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  2020-05

  Zoom Fatigue

  With the pandemic came online learning and being forced into a class room situation where everything was mediated through our screens. I found this learning style to be mentally draining and had felt that I was alone in my experience when all I saw online was people celebrating the wonders of connecting through zoom. Seeing this infographic which acknowledges zoom exhaustion and breaks down why it happens and ways to overcome it was really nice. It shows that my experience is felt by many and while technology has allowed many of us to stay connected it isn't with negatives. HUM402
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  2020-06-14

  Arizona State University Mental Health Resources

  A month or so ago, Arizona State University sent out some of these magnets to online students. The magnet advertises ASU's "360 Life Services" which allows students to connect with counselors and explore different resources to allow students to cope, especially during this time. We stuck this magnet on the side of our fridge. I'm grateful to be a student at a university that cares about the mental health and well-being of its student body, and that has the resources to provide students in need with help. This is particularly important during these times, and especially makes me think about students with inadequate access to healthcare and LGBTQ+ students, people of color, and other minority communities whose mental health has likely been disproportionately impacted by this pandemic.
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  2020-06-14

  Full Time Job Working From Home

  This is my makeshift desk that my boyfriend made for me amid the pandemic. Having worked at a school and being out for the summer, I had to find a job over the summer in order to pay rent, bills, and student loans. I was fortunate enough to find a job working for a company in Salt Lake City. Due to the pandemic, the hiring and on-boarding process was completely virtual. Trainings were conducted through Adobe Connect and the company provided the monitors and the computer, as well as the mouse, keyboard and headset. We've been informed we will not actually have to go into the building until at least the end of the year. Working from home is an adjustment from what I'm normally accustomed to. I'm not used to sitting for a long period of time or having the convenience to be able to work from home. There are perks that are really nice, in terms of not having to travel or worry about getting infected with the virus. I'm enjoying my job, though like all jobs, there can be rough days.
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  2020-05-28

  Looking Back on the Beginning of Quarantine

  When the various stay at home orders were announced around the middle of March, I was optimistic that things hopefully would be managed in a fairly quick manner. Working from home, extra time to work on hobbies, zoom meetings, and the opportunity to drive less all seemed appealing. As time wore on, and various factors and wrong decisions meant that we did not as a country have this under control, staying at home lost its appeal. I don't think anyone wants to do this anymore.