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Teaching is not easy during the COVID-19 pandemic

September 16, 2020 by Vanessa Handy

math teacher

When 26-year-old Teesha Robinson logged on to Zoom for her first day of remote teaching, on August 24, she was hesitant. As she prepared to welcome her fifth grade students to their virtual classroom, a sudden crash on the east coast Zoom network halted all operations. This left Robinson unnerved, scrambling to reassure parents and […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, The Word Tagged With: back to school, COVID-19, online teaching, teaching, zoom

Crowds at Washington Square Create Worry About the Potential Spread of COVID-19 at NYU

September 13, 2020 by Jada Okoye

crowds at washington square

After months of isolation and social distancing, most NYU students want a safe, secure school year— but multiple weekend parties at Washington Square Park raise some concerns about the potential spread of COVID-19 on campus. “I was shocked that people could even think about throwing these huge parties in the middle of a pandemic,” CAS […]

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The Coronavirus is Disproportionately Impacting Black People in New York

June 22, 2020 by Mili Mansaray

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New York City is a ghost town. The empire state is the country’s epicenter for covid-19, the illness caused by SARS-CoV-2 (one of many coronaviruses), with a total of 335,000 infections as of May 9, according to Intelligencer. The Big Apple alone is enduring 178,776 cases, according to The City. Now, sidewalks once littered with pedestrians are barren in the […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Race and Social Justice Tagged With: COVID-19, health, race

Churches in the Middle of COVID-19

May 21, 2020 by Rebekah Nelson

Exterior shot of Calvary Chapel

During the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple countries have faced stay-at-home orders and shut downs of nonessential businesses as the entire world was put on pause in an attempt to flatten the curve. This video is a look inside one church’s story while they navigate new territory for both the congregation and staff in the midst of […]

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Mental Health Crisis Unfolds Alongside Coronavirus Pandemic

May 13, 2020 by Kala Herh

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Photo taken by Dan Meyers. Lying on the grass outside her childhood home, Helena Federman shielded the sun’s rays with one hand as the other pressed her phone to her ear. On the other end of the call was her therapist, Jamie Olken, from her home office in the Upper East Side. At 1 p.m. […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic Tagged With: COVID-19, mental health

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