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2020-03-14
A Theme Park on Day 1 of the Pandemic
Disneyland popcorn comes in a variety of colors and flavors- and with the opening of Galaxy’s Edge in 2019, my new favorite popcorn stand was ushered into being. This stand carried popcorn that had fruity pebble flavoring on its salty kernels, a little sticky, but delicious nonetheless. It was spring break at ASU, and currently, I was enjoying this sweet-salty concoction with not a care in the world, in Disneyland with my family. I was standing under the sad shade of a newly planted tree when my father turned to me, mouth agape, and proceeded to hand me his phone despite the sticky residue I was attempting to warn him about. His cell phone screen, with its glaring blue light and notifications rapidly appearing across the top, shouted a message at me I would much rather ignore: “The CDC has declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic.” Given that my father works in medical software, he quickly snatched the vibrating, ringing phone back and began an onslaught of calls that sounded identical, almost always culminating in “I don’t know what this means.” All around us, the previously carefree park patrons were beginning to reach into their pockets to investigate the commotion, and finding the same or similar results. Gasps and shouts were heard all around us, and the sound of feet moving quickly increased. Coughs were now akin to fire alarms and sent crowds scattering on the wind. Large throngs of people began to move towards the park exit, but I was keen on finishing my treat. After all, why rush out with hundreds of people when you can stroll out with dozens? We only remained in the park for about an hour after that, my parents endlessly debating the pros and cons of driving to Arizona right that minute. Would they close the borders between states? Would they get a refund for the cost of the hotel? What would we do with my little sisters’ birthday cake, sitting in a mini fridge and awaiting a dull butter knife later that evening? Families all around us were having the same sorts of conversations, a concert of panic arising in the Happiest Place on Earth. As my parents squabbled and people scattered, I was struck by the monumental meaning of this moment. Disneyland was going to close- and it previously closed for events like 9/11 and the assassination of President Kennedy. Something was very, very wrong...and I figured I should stop eating my popcorn that had seen unknown hands and unknown places. -
2020-03-14Sarah Uhlig Oral History, 2020/03/14
During this interview, I am talking with my classmate Sarah Uhlig about our experience in the program of Empower: Ecuador, since we were both on it together. The main purpose of this interview was to get an insight into what it was for another student like me, to have missed a trip to Ecuador due to COVID-19. Just to clarify, this was not any trip. This was a missionary trip for which we were preparing ourselves to go for most of the semester. As the trip was canceled, we recognized that the program was much more than just traveling to Ecuador. Rather, the program was about our personal lives and the way in which we relate to others around us that are in different seasons and circumstances in life. Another very important thing, was self-reflection into how we were utilizing our gifts and field of interest to not only serve others but be present with others. Many things were learned from this course and Sarah, will be sharing with you her experience despite the challenges and messiness that COVID-19 brought. -
2020-03-14One Last Family Gathering
The world changed as we Alabamians knew it on Friday, March 13th, 2020, as that was the last day that our school systems remained physically open before our governor mandated forced early system closures ahead of the approaching COVID pandemic. As a high school teacher, I uneasily said goodbye to my students and promised to see them on ZOOM the following Monday. When I arrived home, I found that my wife had contacted each of her family members to invite them to a seafood feast planned in our home for the next day, Saturday the 14th. We had recently purchased a tremendous variety and quantity of seafood for a planned early summer river gathering, including shrimp, crawfish, and fish; however, the pandemic was likely not going to allow for such a future gathering, and we knew of no way in which we could consume so much seafood ourselves, and were equally incognizant when we might gather as a family again, so this was essentially planned as a “McRight family last supper” (pardon the blasphemy, but that’s how we coined it). We had prepared each of the dishes before, save for Tamsie’s new experiment, her crawfish cheesecake. We had enjoyed crawfish and shrimp cheesecake at a wonderful restaurant, Roux 66, while traveling through Natchez, Mississippi several months previous; that culinary experience informed our desire to recreate the recipe at home! Thus, our sensory memory of better times and a delicious meal beckoned us to return to that sensory experience and give the recipe a try. We researched online recipes to combine basic ingredients, including shrimp, crawfish, cream cheese, onions, eggs, and bell peppers, with two cheeses, minced garlic, Creole seasoning, salt and pepper, heavy cream, and a shrimp boil mix. The cheesecake was delicious, and the combination of garlic, crawfish, and shrimp contrasted with the sweet richness of the cream and eggs to make for a delightful dish. To this day, the smell of shrimp makes me think of those early days of the pandemic because our kitchen was filled with the aroma of that decadent crawfish cheesecake, shrimp scampi, a shrimp boil, fried fish, boiled shrimp, and fried shrimp. We hosted approximately twenty-five family members, we laughed, we talked about the future, and we expressed concern over what the coming days might bring. Afterward, we dismissed pandemic talk to release our concerns for the shank of the evening, as we were living for the moment and celebrating our being together. I remember thinking but it might be a long time before we could get fresh seafood again, because we did not know if the opportunity to find fresh seafood would avail itself again in the near future, nor did we know if grocery stores would remain open. That was a time of complete uncertainty. I will likely never again enjoy a shrimp meal without thinking about March 14th, 2020, as the world in which we had lived mere days before somehow now seemed different, foreign, and unsettling. -
2020-03-14The son of a Paramedic
It was around the time the Pandemic started and it was even worse in New York, My Father, Who was (and still is) a paramedic, Was told by his supervisor that he needed volunteers to help the hospitals in New York City. My dad decided to go, despite protest from the rest of our family. He stayed there for about two months before returning home, the time he spent there did a toll on him. Recently he was diagnosed with PTSD. he will always be an unheard hero. -
2020-03-14Drinking and Staying Healthy
The photo is a simple picture but I think it gives in insight into what many people were doing during the pandemic. It's a picture of a tequila bottle and a pack of Emergen-C. I know personally along with many of my friends we were drinking a lot during the time of being in lockdown. There was not much to do and we could only do so much staying indoors. We would watch tv, eat, sleep and do it all over again. The picture shows that while we were trying to staying healthy we were also drinking our days away. -
2020-03-14Last show before Quarantine
This photo was taken at the last show I went to before the my university, school, and the world all shut down seemingly within around a week. It was in the middle of ASU spring break. It had around 100 people there, all outside. At that point, people were aware of Covid-19 and I expressed concerns going with my friends but we still went. The only protocols that people there were taking was hand sanitizer but at that point there were no established protocols with Covid-19 beyond hand hygiene (at least to the general public). I at that point had wore disposable face masks to my classes as the ASU health services were giving them out for free in the lobby and ASU seemed to be downplaying the threat. -
2020-03-14Going Home
This story reads the story of the impact of COVID 19 on my life is important as it shows the transition from the normal world into the new covid world. -
2020-03-14
The Beginning of Covid-19
There are many stories about how it all began but only one is correct. Although we don't have a confirmed answer about how it started everyone has their theories. In my opinion, I think that Covid-19 started in someone. I believe that someone caught the virus by touching bad bacteria. So, it got into one person now all this virus has to do to stay alive is keep moving from people to people which is exactly what it does. Since everyone is not yet immune to this virus it will just keep spreading, but hopefully, we can help prevent it from spreading. Alright back to the beginning of where this all began. You may be thinking how did the bacteria come to be in the first place, well the bacteria could have started by anything like and bad egg, dirty water, or someone could have even brought it over from another country. I believe that someone brought it over from another country. I think that this makes the most sense because we were not aware of the virus until they gave it to someone in the USA or even in another country. -
2020-03-14No More Pasta
This photo means that the pandemic was huge enough to impact people’s lives. They took all the essential supplies from the supermarket. Peoples’ will to live is huge and that makes them able to survive. That situation in the market was kind of a fight. The day before he took this photo, the French government announced a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. He realized how the government announcement to lock people down without any prevention could cause chaotic situations. -
2020-03-14Time of uncertainty and uncharted territory
March 14. That was the date everything became real. COVID-19 had personally reached my life. My restaurant, my livelihood was gone and I found myself scared for my safety, my well being and I wondered how I was going to survive this pandemic with no income. My family and loved ones were in Los Angeles, CA, my birthplace. They all encouraged me to "come home" but I vowed to stay in New York, the place I had been calling home for the previous three years. Once I received the email from the general manager of my restaurant, I felt as if my world had shattered and I realized New York City was going on lockdown. As one of the most eccentric places to live, we have been hit the hardest by this virus, arguably more than anyone in the world. Six months later, with 200,000 American lives lost and counting we are still in the midst of this global pandemic. There have been moments of fear, unification, division, perseverance, and love among other things. Looking forward, I hope there is a means to this end and as we arrive there we treat each other with the love and respect that we each deserve. -
2020-03-14The Toilet Paper Chaos
Me and my family would go to the store to get grocieries, the shelfs were basically empty and had nothing on them. We needed toilet paper but there really wasn't any there, so we had to improvise and get paper towels which were about gone. The meme says a lot about the pandemic because it was a hassle to go to the store and get groceries cause there wasn't anything there. -
2020-03-14
A life of unpredictable moments.
During the time of our spring break in 2020 we were headed to Florida with a bunch of friends and my brother who was in high school but got switched to online 2 days before. During that time the pandemic really took off. While we were there everything got shut down in Florida and in Ohio, nervous about if we were still going to be able to make it back to Ohio. In case of a travel band. We were confused and was kinda upsetting while we did have a pool in our back yard everything was getting shut down, the beaches, parks restaurants and basically the whole state of Ohio back home. The thing that was good to come out of this was my younger brother then a senior in high school was able to last minute come with us because his school went remotely. While we spent that whole weekend in the pool and ate the only restaurant that seemed to be running while everything was closing down. -
2020-03-14Not All Sports Are Cancelled. Curling While in Quarantine
During quarantine, all sports were canceled. ESPN was playing games from the Eighties, Nineties, and early 2000s. This was a big gap in our lives, and sports-lovers sured did miss their sporting events. This is a humorous video using a Rooma vacuum and a Swiffer mop to simulate the sport of curling. -
2020-03-14Quarantined Italians Sing Together from Balconies
Before the Coronavirus came to the United States, all eyes were on Italy. They had the highest death rate ever and they were all in a very strict quarantine. They were able to release the stress of being cooped up in their small apartments by singing together while standing on their balconies. Some would play violins, accordions, or tambourines, while others sang. They all joined in and it was quite a unique experience, and the videos went viral. -
2020-03-14Military families dealing with the stop movement order
This is a news article covering how the stop-movement order for troops has affected military families.It is personal to me since my family was supposed to P.C.S. in April and then was suddenly told it was to be rescheduled when we had already taken steps to sell our house and move across country and this type of incident occured all over the country during the pandemic. -
2020-03-14The Calm Before the Storm
This photograph was taken as Garden Grove High School began to go into lockdown and at the time, students and even teachers did not take the situation very seriously. We jokingly said that “The school would never shut down over this! Yeah right!” I took this picture and posted it onto social media captioning it “pSa: donT tOuCh yOur FacE #coronavirus” using the capital and lower case letters to emphasize my sarcasm. As time went by I began to understand the severity of the problem at hand and took it more seriously. It just goes to show how fast the pandemic evolved from something that we heard about that was happening across the globe to affecting us and the tens of millions of people worldwide. -
2020-03-14
Wealth of Nations
The image shows the aftermath of a grocery store two days after a state of emergency was issued in Virginia and all schools were closed due to Covid-19 -
2020-03-14Moving out of my Dorm Room
A picture of Suffolk University student, Sarah Lukowski (Class of 2022) moving out of her 10 West dorm early because of the Coronavirus. -
2020-03-14Moving out of College Dorms Early
Suffolk University police directing traffic on West St in Boston, MA in order for students to move out of their dorms due to the pandemic. -
2020-03-14The Reality of a Pandemic
Walmart, which is usually known for having large quantities of any and all goods you could ever need, is shown being completely out of toilet paper. It shows the reality of this pandemic, and the obsession to "horde" what is seen as neccesities. Not pictured is the meat section completely empty, as well as all the bicycles being sold out, both of which were the case on different occasions. #REL101 -
2020-03-14A local Tempre Grocery Store
The pandemic has caused Americans to stock up on toiletries due to the chance of these items not being available if quarantine was to occur. #REL101 -
03/14/2020Malaysia reports 41 new cases of coronavirus, most linked to religious event
Religious event attended by several different countries is linked to an outbreak in the coronavirus -
2020-03-14For millions of Americans, no church on Sunday is coronavirus’s cruelest closure so far
The article talks about how Christians in America are devastated that churches had to close due to the pandemis that is going on, especially during this holy time (Lent and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ). In the article, they expressed how deep of a loss this is for them because no church means no Communion or confession, two of the most important practices of Christianity. They also claim that live streaming Masses is not the same as feeling Jesus in an actual Sunday service. -
2020-03-14hoedown
Tweet written by comedian Ryan Styles joking about singing a hoedown during quarantine, as he does on the show Whose Line is it Anyway -
2020-03-14The Empty Shelves
When I was shopping in Target, people were in and out of the aisles grabbing whatever food they could get. I walked through all the aisles to see what was available. I had to call my parents multiple times to see if they were okay with substitutions. *I (Annika Morton) took this photo while I was shopping. -
2020-03-14The Color Code
This document is a way for people to color code and assess people’s situations. A color-coded system in smaller neighborhoods could help neighbors reach out to each other and assist with grocery shopping and errands as some people are more at-risk than others. This was a neighborhood initiative in West Virginia. #NortheasternJOTPY -
2020-03-14Cancelled: Big Sam's Funky Nation and Sandra Love and The Reason at Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA
Tipitina's cancels Big Sam's Funky Nation and Sandra Love and The Reason due to the public health crisis. -
2020-03-14new grocery operating time
I took this pic when the president announced it is national emergency and people rush to the store. -
2020-03-14Work from home setup
My kitchen table/scale modelling work desk has become my public library workplace. -
03/14/2020Orland (Maine) Fire Department Covid-19 Policy
This policy was created and distributed to the Orland Fire Department, an all-volunteer, non-EMS department in Hancock County, Maine, to address the protection of members during the pandemic. -
2020-03-14Virus Test Story TikTok
Video story of college girl going to get a Coronavirus test at a drive through station *Erika Ringstrom, Northeastern University, #HIST5241 -
2020-03-14Emerson College University Email
An email sent out to students in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic, explaining how it was affecting Emerson College moving forward. #HIST5241 *Meg Szydlik, Northeastern University, HIST 5241 -
2020-03-14Cruise Line Exposure Email
An email sent to everyone who went on a particular cruise because someone on the prior cruise had confirmed COVID-19 cases. -
2020-03-14#CoronaVirusUpdates
This tweet went viral. It is humorous and it ties together conversations surrounding precautions taken regarding COVID19 and preexisting narratives regarding New York public transit. In 2019 and 2020 New York's MTA began a campaign to stop train fair avoidance that became largely unpopular in the city and was subject to much critique on social media. #HIST5241 -
2020-03-14Awaiting Pandemic: March 12, 2020
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2020-03-14Grocery List
A shopping list... trying to minimize trips to the store, think about what staples we have in the house and how to stretch them. A dramatic change from my usual system of planning what we want to eat and shopping for those ingredients. -
2020-03-14For Many Athletes, Coronavirus Means the End of College Careers
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2020-03-14Community Uniting
The image is an outreach of a local restaurant offering free meals to displaced school children on behalf of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It unveils humanity within travesty. -
2020-03-14Screenshot of the Art the Virus Facebook page
This is one of many collective, creative responses to the Covid-19 coronavirus. The "About" description says, "Take the gifts of every hour: join in a daily art challenge, see others' projects, send ideas, and build a big, collaborative project with us." https://www.facebook.com/groups/artthevirus/about/ -
2020-03-14Stay at Home
Great image reminiscent of the Great Depression making the rounds on social media. -
2020-03-14Economic and Education Recommendation to Survive Arizona's Inevitable Statewide School Closures
This letter reveals the uncharted position public schools are in with many districts formally closing and full statewide closures imminent. -
2020-03-14Sign in pharmacy, 11th arrondissement, Paris, France
In the week before I took this photograph, most pharmacies in Paris had handwritten signs in their windows explaining they were out of masks and antibacterial/alcohol gel. This one adds a welcome note of levity. A few hours after I took the picture, France shut all cafes, bars and non-essential shops for the foreseeable future. The pharmacy will, of course, remain open. -
2020-03-14Colorado Governor Closes Ski Resorts
Due to infections from visitors in ski communities and the potential stress on small ski-community resources, Colorado governor temporarily closes all Colorado ski resorts. -
2020-03-14Walmart cuts store hours nationwide in response to CoVid-19
Stores across the US are taking precautions against CoVid-19 -
2020-03-14Utah Attorney General warns against price gouging for limited supplies such as toilet paper and hand sanitizer
People have been buying items in bulk and some are attempting to sell them at much higher prices due to low availability -
2020-03-14Limiting amounts of items
In order to serve all customers during the pandemic, this business posted signs limiting certain items to one per person. -
2020-03-14Thousands wait in line for hours at O’Hare international airport
Travelers trying to get home amid COVID-19 outbreak -
2020-03-14Governor Pritzker of Illinois urges President to take actions over long lines at O’Hare international airport
Long lines at airports due to people trying to get home -
2020-03-14Hoboken, New Jersey imposes city-wide curfew and closes all restaurants and bars
Cities taking measures to enforce social distancing -
2020-03-14Cancelled Tutoring Conference :(
I was excited to attend and present at this tutoring conference with my colleagues. Unfortunately, on the morning of Monday March 9th, we woke up to this email regarding its cancellation. The decision to cancel was a little before cases started rising nationwide in the US, so this move was more of a 'precaution' rather than a necessity at that moment. As I am posting this five days later, I realize that if we would've gone, there would've been all sorts of panic and anxiety among us and other attendees. Disappointing we couldn't go, but ultimately, I'm glad to be safe...