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05/19/2020
Trent Jansen Oral History, 2020/05/19
An oral history interview with Trent Jansen. Trent discusses how family and friends have been impacted by the COVID pandemic. He also talks about how his day-to-day work life has evolved during the pandemic. Trent additionally discusses his views that it is time to reopen businesses and get people back to work. He theorizes that mental health issues caused by shutdowns will result in worse long-term issues than the virus itself. -
05/19/2020
Caitlyn Kirchoff Oral History, 2020/05/19
Caitlyn Kirchoff, a senior at Augusta High School in Augusta, Wisconsin, discusses the difficulties and disappointments of distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Citing the State of Wisconsin’s quick and effective response, Caitlyn expresses excitement at the thought of stores reopening, summer vacation plans, and attending college in the fall. As a part-time employee at a local restaurant, Caitlyn describes the shift from dine-in to take-out service, outlining newly imposed food service regulations. Caitlyn recalls the full range of emotions experienced by high school students as the initial excitement associated with school closures quickly became displeasure at the thought of canceled rites of passage. Addressing the shortcomings of distance learning, Caitlyn describes technological malfunctions responsible for incomplete assignments and the travel required to obtain reliable internet service. Caitlyn openly expresses concern around other states reopening too quickly and believes a slow reopening will help keep the number of positive cases low in Wisconsin. -
05/19/2020
Jeffery Scanlon Oral History, 2020/05/19
Jeffery Scanlon edits and directs local news channel 18 WQOW in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He thinks that some people in the US may have a lack of seriousness towards the pandemic. He elaborates on this by explaining how he sees people not social distancing and not wearing a mask. He then explains how Covid has affected his job working for a news channel as it’s all that they cover. He then expresses challenges of the pandemic, one being how his parents not being able to see his daughter as often, as they have underlying health conditions. He then describes how he plays video games to pass time as you are not able to go out and do things. He then brings up a frustration of people posting conspiracy information about the pandemic on social media and spreading misinformation. His job is his main source of news. Jeffery believes that his local government handled initial outbreak well, but may be opening up prematurely and specified “no comment” on how the federal government handled the situation. He then ends with that mask wear in public should not be a political statement, instead people should be wearing them to protect their health and the health of the people around them. -
05/19/2020
Bill Gates conspiracy
Meme alluding to the conspiracy theory that Bill Gates created COVID-19 to profit from the vaccine. -
05/19/2020
Yo con ganas de toser en el super
Meme making fun of what it feels like to cough in public during the COVID outbreak. -
05/19/2020
Fever Checks and Quarantine Dorms: The Fall College Experience?
New York Times article on the discussions and debates happening at US universities as to the many considerations involved in potentially reopening campuses for Fall 2020. -
05/19/2020
Left on Read
"Left on Read is an choice-driven narrative platformer about the harsh realities of modern age communication. You play as a college freshman, texting your crush over a long period of time. You must carefully choose dialogue choices to keep the conversation interesting and the relationship alive as you do your best to not get left on read. Good luck." -
05/19/2020
Franklin restaurant announces it won't be reopening
Franklin is the first high-profile Hobart restaurant to announce that it is permanently closing in the midst of the Covid19 pandemic. ABC News online describes Franklin as "one of the restaurants that helped build Tasmania's reputation as a foodie hotspot". While many locals dined in once or twice (usually on a special occasion), the venue relied almost completely on interstate and international visitors - a meal at Franklin, with a constantly changing menu of ever-surprising, (sometimes slightly ludicrous) locally sourced ingredients and a fabulous natural wine list was a must on the high-end MONA visitor circuit. I had the best glass of pinot noir I've ever tasted at Franklin. The general consensus is that the demise of one of Tasmania's most ambitious and well-known restaurants - perhaps the first major casualty of Hobart's food scene - is a portent of things to come. Covid19 will likely spell slow inexorable disaster for much of the hospitality industry here. With Tasmania's borders closed for now, it is an unfortunate reality that our most visionary and daring restaurateurs will likely be the hardest hit. -
05/19/2020
Attempts to End California's State of Emergency
Representative Kiley has introduced legislation to end the State of Emergency in California. In his release, he claims that Governor Newsom has overstepped his constitutional powers, and cites various grievances with the actions that have been taken by the Governor to face the pandemic. -
05/19/2020
Cambridge University: All lectures to be online-only until summer of 2021
Cambridge University announces that no classes will be held in person for the upcoming academic year 2020-2021. Various other methodologies will be tried out in accordance with health and safety guidelines -
05/19/2020
Safety Guidelines Doing Their Job
Sloth memes have various meanings depending on the emotion conveyed on the sloth's face. This meme is supposed to showcase a happy sloth, excited that safety guidelines put in place to keep people safe are doing their job. Even if you are coughing and sneezing, you can still do your part to help keep other people safe. Joey Dorion found it online and is uploading the meme. -
05/19/2020
All the hoops are down
The parks department took down the basketball hoops in SOME parks. *Lystria Hurley, Fordham University '09 -
05/19/2020
Does the fish stink?
My sister buying fish at the market. If one looks at this photo, one would think they are covering their face because of the stinky fish not COVID 19. *Lystria Hurley, Fordham University -
05/19/2020
No more Mother's Day Cards
The Saturday before Mother's Day, Family Dollar sold out all of its Mother's Day Cards. *Lystria Hurley, Fordham University -
05/19/2020
Hanging Out
Two people hanging out on their phones with their faces covered. *Lystria Hurley, Fordham University -
05/19/2020
Schooling as we know it, Done
The school in the neighborhood was completely dark. Usually, the lights are on even after school. Someone would be cleaning or doing late work. Even on the weekends there would be a light on. It is never this dark. *Lystria Hurley, Fordham University -
05/19/2020
Coincidencia
Cartoon reflecting on the first day children were allowed to go outside in Peru following quarantine. They were permitted to go outside for the first time, within 5 blocks of their home on Monday, May 18 2020.