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2020-04
Life Changes
My life experience during this pandemic and how it has changed. Though many have had the opportunity to have access to resources I have not which has become a challenge! #CSUS #HIST15H -
2020-05-08
What Is Going On?
Listen…I don’t know who else can agree on this with me, but doesn’t it just feel like a light switch went on and suddenly the world knew what the Corona virus was? When I sit down and reflect on the first time I remember hearing of it, my mind draws a blank. It’s like this huge conspiracy within my own mind, that one day I just woke up and all of a sudden was in the loop. There is talk that it started in December, and there is talk of people first hearing in January, for me personally, I have no clue. This is not something any of us prepared for…parents are out of jobs, businesses are declining rapidly being forced to shut down, schools closing and children losing proper education tools. It feels like a horror story, I truly think it is, and I already know down the road in the future my kids will ask about my experience in it and how it impacted me. That is why I am trying to document everything, write journal entries, take videos, to truly remember what I felt at a time like this. I don’t ever want to forget it. But I want it to end. For the first time in my mother’s 35+ years of working, she’s had to file for unemployment. Never did I think that my mom would be unemployed. Things happen though, and since humans are so adaptable it’s been wild to see everyone adjust and learn this new normal. If you would have told me a month ago that my world would be turned upside down, I would have such a hard time believing you. I am a senior in college. I go to Marymount University, and this semester was supposed to be the time of my life. My friends and I took a history course that went abroad to Paris for spring break. That was supposed to be in early March. You’d think it was a joke that 2 hours before boarding the bus to head to the airport and we get an email that our trip had just officially been cancelled. This was so early on with the virus, no talk of quarantine, I didn’t even know what that term was at the time. It wasn’t until middle of the following week that people began discussing the possibility of it taking place. Fast forward to now, nearly 2 months later and over half of my spring semester became online, my graduation was cancelled, and almost all of my friends moved home. My internship got cancelled, and my last day as a senior just disintegrated in front of my eyes. Despite anything, I’ve been trying to find the positives in this situation and grow more so that once this is all over, I can reflect and be proud of what I did. I think it is important that everyone just does what they can to be safe and take precautions, but that they do what they need to fulfill their daily needs to stay happy. Though this has single-handedly been the worst thing to happen in my lifetime, there is a lot to be learned and improved on. But seriously…I still wonder .. what is going on..?! -
05/02/2020
Another soup can dinner
An image of the dinner that I have been having for the past week. The inability to work my job has limited the amount I can eat every day, and some of the foods I have been eating are now running low in stores. The future for people with no ability to work may be bleak. -
2020-04-13
Empty Job and Missing Community
I got laid off back in March and have been missing the people, the conversations, and the sense of community on 3rd Ave in Burlington, MA. -
2020-05-01
View of Orleans Parish Prison During May Day Protest, New Orleans, LA
A view of Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) from the May Day Protest. People inside of the prison waved to the procession as they honked their horns. One of the demands of the protest was to evacuate prisoners from OPP during COVID-19 to prevent them from being exposed to the virus. In observance of May Day, the international workers' rights holiday, New Orleans Hospitality Workers Alliance organized a socially-distanced protest that included bikes and cars. The protestors' demands included free healthcare and testing for hospitality workers, hazard pay and access to protective gear, housing as a human right, freeing incarcerated people, and unemployment assistance through the end of 2020. -
2020-05-01
Signage from New Orleans Hospitality Workers Alliance May Day Protest, New Orleans, LA
May Day protestors hold a sign of Uncle Sam reading "I want you to die for the economy." In observance of May Day, the international workers' rights holiday, New Orleans Hospitality Workers Alliance organized a socially-distanced protest that included bikes and cars. The protestors' demands included free healthcare and testing for hospitality workers, hazard pay and access to protective gear, housing as a human right, freeing incarcerated people, and unemployment assistance through the end of 2020. -
2020-03-25
Covid Diary- Caleb Lincoln
Personal diary entries from 03/25/2020 to 05/01/2020 -
2020-05-03
Current COVID Situation
College student's experience during the COVID-19 pandemic -
2020-05-01
My COVID-19 Experience
Hello, My name is Carolina, or I like to go by Kat. My story begins towards the beginning of March 2020. -
2020-04-25
"The Hermit Herald" vol.1 Issue 21
1968 pandemic; added Unemployment pay-$600; don’t bail out Fast food; NYC, CV stats; Malls get Mauled; update, Capt. Crozier. -
2020-04-18
"The Hermit Herald" vol.1 Issue 16
Joblessness takes spotlight; Nursing home deaths; test kit scam; Leaders CV bounce. -
2020-04-29
Graduating College in a Pandemic
Landing a full-time job before graduating from college is a daunting task for every student. Now that Covid-19 has spread all over the country and social distancing has gone into full effect, it is much that harder to land a job. Before the pandemic hit, the job market was at its best it has ever been; there were more jobs than people looking. However, from one month to another that all changed. I was active in clubs and everything and anything that would make my resume stand out. I also had 3 internships in my respective major throughout the 4 years of college. During my last internship, which was during the 2019 Fall semester, I got offered a full-time job starting 2 weeks after graduation. However, the offer got rescinded a couple weeks into March. Given the circumstances, I knew that it was going to be hard to find a job. I started tracking all of the jobs I got rejected from and all in all it was 26 jobs. Most of the companies rejection letters started the same way, “Due to Covid-19…”. It would have been easy to give up applying to jobs and wait for the pandemic to die down, whenever that was. I told myself that if the next company I applied for rejected me I would stop applying. Luckily, this time I got an offer. This comes to show how the pandemic has affected every college student around the country, regardless of experience. #REL101 -
2020-04-26
COVID 19 Abandoned Building
This picture was taken at an abandoned building along Highway 905 in Longs, South Carolina on my drive home from work. Being out of work for over two weeks made me eager to get back to work as a pet groomer achieve some sense of normalcy. Work can often be fast paced and the new requirement of masks and curbside-only pick-up made things a little different, but I looked forward to the drive home, which I usually use to clear my head and unwind. Seeing this made me realize that no matter where we go or what we do, COVID 19 will have a lasting impact that we may be reminded of in the least expected places. Hopefully this can be painted over in the future with something far brighter and encouraging. -
2020-04-22
Michael "Cam" White
A personal account -
2020-04-24
Service Learning with Suffolk University Madrid Campus
Story by Elizabeth Finn, student of Suffolk University Madrid Campus Spring 2020 -
2020-03-27
California's Agua Caliente Tribe Closes Casino, One of the Largest Employers in Coachella Valley
"""Stay healthy and safe during this challenging time,"" Tribal Chairman Jeff L. Grubbe said. ""We remain hopeful and are eager for the day we can reopen. Since time immemorial, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has been resilient in overcoming major challenges and obstacles. We will get through this together, Coachella Valley."" #IndigenousStories" -
2020-04-26
The disappointing year
Hi, my name is Anastasiia. Today is the 46th day of quarantine, which has been introduced by Ukraine due to the world coronavirus pandemic. Self-isolation means restriction or even exception of social contacts to pause the virus spread. To my opinion, these precautions are logical, because humanity has no vaccine, and we will not have it at an early date. But, I need to say, that quarantine is just formality in my country. People go out to walk and drink alcohol in the yards, they throng in hypermarkets, they even make B-B-Q in parks. I’ve heard, that even some restaurants receive rich guests. Ok, we understand, that there is no quarantine for oligarchs and their escort. BUT, EASTER, APRIL 19! IT WAS FUCKING AWESOME. About 130 000 of believers rushed to churches and temples to lick pope’s hands and get some “saint water”. Bravo, guys. This entailed an extension of quarantine until May 11. And something tells me, this is not the end. Everybody understands that world wasn’t ready for this shitty disaster. Ukraine’s economy is beggar, so am I. I’ve worked about 6 years in the food service industry. And I realize, quarantine hit all of spheres of life, but restaurants/cafes/cinemas/shops/beauty salons suffer the most of all. So yeah, I’m 24 and I’m unemployed. Of course, there are a lot of vacancies on the remote, but, to be honest, I don’t wanna to masturbate on the camera or sale rubbish that nobody needs. My subjective opinion is this home imprisonment is a kind of free time to overestimate priorities. I’ll explain. As for me, I always chased money. I could work in two different cafes without weekends. I worked abroad hard for money only, and so on. AND NOW I HAVE NO JOB! I AM USELESS. I HAVE NO MONEY. I WILL DIE! No wonder I got depressed. I needed about 3 weeks, a couple of sessions with my psychotherapist and psychiatrist to understand what should I do to stay afloat. I must make great efforts to shift focus from money to spiritual values. It turns out I have friends. It turns out I can embroider, cycle a fixed-gear, cook delicious dishes. Shit, even my acne disappeared. I’m imprisoned with my boyfriend in the one-room apartment we’ve recently rented. AND GOD I HATE EVERY MILIMETER OF THIS FUCKING SMALL FLAT! Every your day is like Groundhog Day (like in the movie). Huh, smth about my boyfriend. The first self-isolation month was very hard. We argued every fucking day. Even if I have warm and bright feelings to this awesome guy, sometimes I just wanted TO KILL HIM WHY HE DIDN’T WASH THE DISHES OR WHY DIDN’T HE READ MY MIND TO UNDERSTAND THAT I WANT THE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM, NOT THE STRAWBERRY ONE!!! Do you understand? Yeah, I was really scared when he took his bike and ran away from me in the midst of our quarrel. In two days he came back, of course. But now I really realize when I should shut the fuck up. I know, there’re a lot of couples, who break up or get divorced in this period of quarantine. But yeah, we’re lucky with each other. We’re just trying to find a compromise. Now I’m not scared of virus. I’m afraid to stay unemployed and to starve to death. Oh yeah, I’ll die on the street, because we will be kicked out of the apartment for non-payment. Millions of Ukrainians are scared. By the way, about the work. I’ve decided to start the QA-engineering career, so I have to study during all the day. BUT, my laziness and anxious brain blocks every attempts to remember smth new, and I feel guilty. Multiply this guilt by the success cult we hear from every iron about – HELLO DEPRESSION !!! We all are tired and scared. All this is wrong. The world will not stay the same. Only those who can adapt to the quick changes will survive. So now I need to receive am I that adaptable person. -
2020-04-26
Uncertainty (Author: Gennady Khodov)
Reading the news earlier this year, I came across information that people in China got coronavirus, and some even died because of it. When I read the news, I thought it would pass soon and thought the virus wouldn't reach our country. But I was too naive. After a while, the situation in the world was getting worse and the virus had gotten into many countries. At that time, I was beginning to realize that it was all very serious and that the virus was very dangerous to human civilization. In many countries, the authorities took strict measures to protect people from infection. In mid-March, a state of emergency was declared in Kazakhstan. People were in panic. Many people went to shops and bought a lot of food. I had the impression that the apocalypse was coming. But I was calm about the situation and did not buy a lot of groceries. Then I started monitoring the situation and reading the news about the coronavirus almost every day. There was a shortage of masks and antiseptics in our city and the prices of these things were very much up. People started to lose their jobs and I was afraid that I would lose my job too. I was working in another city, and I lived far away from work and in the city where my father and grandmother lived. And now I've been quarantined in many cities in our country. I didn't know what to do when they quarantined me. I couldn't go to another city for my work. I got depressed. I was afraid I would be left without money and all my clothes and documents were left with my grandmother in another city. I couldn't get my stuff to my girlfriend's. My girlfriend is pregnant. And I was also afraid for her. She's about to have a baby, and I lost my income. At that moment I was even thinking about suicide. How can I provide for the girl, myself and the future child in this situation?) These thoughts have tormented and tormented me until now. I got another job, but they don't pay me much here. And this money will probably not be enough, and the baby will be born this summer. Cases of coronavirus are only growing and I understand that the quarantine will last a long time and I will not see my grandmother and father soon. But for now, I'm trying to stay strong and keep my spirits up. I hope for the best... But I don't know what's gonna happen next... Uncertainty is a little scary. And I want to finish my small text with a quote from Arthur Schopenhauer: The world is definitely bad in every respect: it is aesthetically like a caricature, intellectually - like a madhouse, morally - like a fraudulent brothel, and in general - like prison. (Translated the text with a translator. Thank you for reading it...) -
2020-04-24
The Life of a College Student During the Pandemic
his time that we are living it is uncertain and creates fear in a lot of us. -
03/22/2020
Bar Owner Pays Unemployed Staff, Jefferson Parish, LA
Bar owner uses money stapled to the walls of bar to pay unemployed staff. -
2020-04-13
Effects of Online Semester for Flagler College Students
This article examines how students are responding to the semester being online and potential job opportunities being lost. Students lost half a semester of connection, opportunity, and milestones. -
2020-04-10
Meals for Musicians, New Orleans, LA
The Howlin' Wolf, Culture Aid NOLA, and New Orleans Musicians' Clinic provide free meals to musicians who are unable to work during COVID-19. -
2020-03-27
New York Times front cover
Lockdowns in the US have caused unemployment to skyrocket/ -
2020-04-08
COVID-19 as a veterinary professional
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2020-03-24
New Orleans' Commander's Palace Asks for Donations for Employees Relief Fund
Commander's Palace starts an Employee Relief Fund and asks for donations from followers of the restaurants' Facebook page to aide employees out of a job. -
2020-04-04
Feb through Apr
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2020-03-20
Pat O'Brien's Addresses Employees, New Orleans, LA
Pat O'Brien's offers support to employees by urging employees to seek unemployment assistance through human resources. -
2020-03-10
What About the College Students That Live off of Work-Study Jobs, School-provided Insurance, or School-provided Housing?
As colleges and universities close down in response to the spread of the coronavirus, students who need work-study jobs, school-provided insurance, or school housing are negatively affected by these changes. -
2020-03-30
Six Things You Can Do to Help Musicians Impacted by CoVid-19
Details fundraisers and free ways to support musicians - signing petitions to support potential laws, watching live streams via social media, etc.. -
2020-03-25
Furlough Notification from Caffe Nero
Caffe Nero told it's employees on March 24th that it would be closing that Friday. All employees, including salaried managers, are being furloughed for at least two weeks. This is the letter they gave employees. The state guidelines for collecting unemployment were not actually attached. #HIST5241 -
2020-03-27
New York Times Front Page from March 27, 2020
This image emphasizes the historic economic impact of the pandemic by comparatively showing the unemployment claims to result from this moment in comparison to other crises. #HIST5421 -
2020-03-22
Our Last Flight Departing
I work as a passenger service agent for a ground contractor on behalf of Air Canada at BWI airport. This is a picture of our last flight departing before Air Canada suspended all flights to BWI until May 1, 2020; time will tell if that date will actually be when flights resume. We usually have 4 flights a day, 3x daily to Toronto and 1x daily to Montreal year round, plus a second daily flight to Montreal in the summer, but they had to be suspended in large part because of the US government restricting all flights from Canada to arrive at one of 13 airports to control the spread of the virus between the two nations. BWI was not included in the list, so flights had to be suspended before the end of March. I suspect the flights were suspended before the 31st due to the collapse in passenger traffic caused by the virus most likely caused our flights to no longer be viable; our flights that usually flew out nearly full were suddenly flying almost empty. We found out two days prior, on Friday, that this flight would be our last and afterwards we’d all be laid off. My supervisor came in on Friday thinking it was a normal day only to find out it was her last day, and the rest of us would be unemployed within the next two days. -
2020-03-22
Princeton historian Kevin Kruse offers “horrifying historical perspective” of the economic crisis that is following Covid-19
Historian Kevin Kruse compares the unemployment rate during the Great Depression to the potential unemployment rate as a result of Covid-19 based on information from the Fed. -
2020-03-18
Help wanted/We need help
This ice cream store on Mill Avenue, near ASU's campus, still has a sign announcing itsy hiring. But the newer sign explains they're closed except for deliveries--and most of the students are no longer here to request them. -
March 16, 2020
Empty Restaurant Due To COVID-19 and Charlie Bakers Shut Down of Bars & Restaurants
Empty restaurant, no tables day following Gov. Charlie Bakers announcement that all Massachusetts Bars and Restaurants will close from 3/17/2020-4/17/2020 (except take-out). This forces service employees to apply for unemployment. -
2020-03-15
Broadway Shuts Down
This image advised people what to do if they ordered tickets for a Broadway show during a certain time period, and how refunds will be given. It demonstrates that Broadway is shut down.