Compiled and archived by Anna Pasquantonio and Lavender VandeWal Art by visual note taker Virginia Montgomery Sponsored by the Eugene H. Fram Chair in Applied Critical Thinking, Critically Thinking About our COVID Stories was a…
A Cursory Look at RIT’s Lockdown Music Programs
by Edward Brydalski When you think: “RIT,” the first things that come to mind might be computer science, RITchie the Tiger, or college hockey. However, RIT’s array of ensemble music groups are equally important parts…
Leaving Spain
Interview by Cheyenne Boone Photos by Will Sokol Will Sokol is a Junior majoring in civil engineering technology and Spanish and was studying abroad in Madrid, Spain during the pandemic outbreak. Will Sokol attends a…
Goodbye’s Left Unsaid
by Tyler English Anika Aftab at her home on Long Island working in her new ‘home office.’ Photo: Anika Aftab It is commonly known that an extrovert is someone who gets their energy from being…
An Easter I’ll Never Forget
by Tyler English Photo: Tyler English While the other shoppers at Target loaded their baskets with cleaning supplies, groceries and toiletries, my roommate, Kasey Mathews, and I decided to spend an extra few minutes on…
In Italy Amidst the Pandemic
Interview by Cheyenne Boone Photos by Megan Harton Megan Harton is a Sophomore majoring in Visual Media and was studying abroad in Florence, Italy during the outbreak of COVID-19. When and how did you first…
Optimism from Working at Home
by Billy Mitchell Even as our country grinds to a halt, the tried and true family system continues to function. This reporter spoke with a parent of an RIT student, and got quite the lecture.…
To Cuba and Back
Story and Photos by Julia Popowych I pose with classmates Marili Vacca, Jessica Dills, Micaela Nelson, and Sarah Lenker (left to right). I took a selfie of all of us on MariliÕs balcony at Los…
Back to Before
Story and Video by Anna Layden My family takes a walk through our neighborhood together. When I realized that I would have to move back home and finish out my sixth semester of college from…
Life Through the Window
Story and Photos by Amelia Hamilton Emma, 4, Lulu, 7, Thomas, Sigi, 1, and Alexandria (left to right) gather around the dining table playing play-doh. Thomas said the play-doh was supposed to be for the…
Multicultural Center Continues to Serve Students
Story by Austin Goodenough As university officials at the Rochester Institute of Technology have shut the campus down and shifted to distance learning since the middle of an extended Spring Break, on-campus staff were left…
A First Time Co-op from Home
by Andy Bernardez As the spread of COVID-19 continues to keep people at home in the United States, the question of whether a cure is being developed or opening up certain states within the upcoming…
College Professor Shares Thoughts on Pandemic’s Impact on…
by Michael Colotti Photo: Claudia Bucciferro As the global pandemic of the COVID-19 virus continues to spread across the world, many universities are temporarily closed. Students are taking online classes for the rest of the…
Dispatches from My Childhood Bedroom
Story and Photos by Catherine Rafferty I made a portrait of myself for RIT alumnus and portrait photographer Kwaku AlstonÕs pop-up workshop which turned into a webinar. Each student was tasked to describe how Coronavirus…
Just Out of Reach – COVID-19 from the…
by Hayley Foran For fourth-year Industrial Engineering major Timmy Tantuico, family is everything; the most important thing. After spending last summer in America and the past fall semester abroad studying at RIT Dubai, Tantuico hasn’t…
A Non-COVID-19 trip to the ER
Story and Photos by Laura Robak I (center) stand with my cousins Brett Robak, Jackson Robak, Spencer Tynan, Grant Tynan, Aubrey Robak and Aspen Robak (left to right) at my grandfather's funeral in Michigan. Though…
Vietnam Quarantine
Story and Interviews by Trish Pickelhaupt Videos and Photos by Mizuka Yasuda Mizuka Yasuda, a 3rd year, Industrial Design major, was working as a Resident Advisor and attending classes at RIT when the Coronavirus arrived…
A Sports-less SportsZone
by Edward Brydalski What happens to a sports broadcasting organization when there are no more sports to broadcast? In the throes of surviving Covid-19, the RIT SportsZone is tackling this question head-on. As a student-run…
Distance Improv
Story by Zak Rossi How do you make a form of entertainment that typically is done in-person work during a time of social distancing and convert it into a digital form? Improvisation actors, who need…