Empty Churches, Full Hearts

by Hayley Foran For many, faith is a firm shoulder to lean on. Celebrating this faith, alongside a community of like-minded individuals, is considered to be the source and summit of Christian life. New stay-at-home…

Returning Home to India

Interview by Cheyenne Boone Photos and video by Bhuvish Mehta Bhuvish Mehta is a Senior majoring in computer engineering and political science from Nagpur, India who returned home after the pandemic shutdown. When did you…

Paris Study Abroad

Interview by Cheyenne Boone Photos by Serena Nappa Serena Nappa is a Sophomore majoring in Advertising photography and was studying abroad in Paris during the Coronavirus pandemic. When and how did you first experience COVID-19?…

Women’s Lacrosse Distance Unity

Interviews and Editing by Eakin Howard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnv106osprg&feature=youtu.be On March 13, 2020, RIT canceled all athletic events for the remainder of the academic year due to concerns about COVID-19. This came as a huge blow to…

Wedding Vows in Quarantine

Video Editing by Rebekah Hange https://youtu.be/d_AtltbsVLI Jacob Zukoski and Trista Finch had planned a wedding for June 12, 2020 but the Coronavirus and subsequent social distancing has made the large celebration they wanted impossible. But…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Symptoms and Soup

Story and Photos by Dillon Berrus I work to understand what life will be like under full quarantine in my home while also transitioning to online learning for my classes at RIT. I still remember…

Step-Siblings & Fancy Fridays

Story and Photos by Sam Oughton Once all the food is served, my step-siblings Daniel, Johanna (left), my father Jim, and my stepmother Nelly (right) bless the food before eating. We do this every night…

Jumping Rope Again

Story, Photos and Video by Cheyenne Boone My brother, Ian Boone, helps unpack my belongings from my apartment to move them into my childhood bedroom in North Rose, N.Y. On March 17, I began packing…

Amsterdam (with Gloves)

Story, Photos and Videos by Trish Pickelhaupt  On March 6, 2020, my roommate Julia Hawley and I departed for Europe on the brink of a worldwide pandemic. Early in the summer of 2019, we stumbled…

An abrupt end

by Hayley Foran Two weeks ago, on March 11, 2020, I was carelessly soaking in South Carolina with a group of good friends on spring break. We were all following the COVID-19 news; we’d just…