The kids are not all right. Students gave us a haunting look at college life in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Here's hear how some of them are holding up and healing during this uncertain time.
within our borders. All university-sanctioned events with expected attendance of over 100 were called off until April 21. For a few days, I held out hope that our commencement ceremony would still take place this May, but it has since been canceled, too.University of Georgia seniors Aly Jones, Celeste Norton, Claudia Head, and Alexandria Hunt staged a graduation photo session on Monday, March 16th, UGA’s first day of a two-week suspension following spring break.
How are college students supposed to focus on schoolwork when every aspect of life right now seems up in the air? For most of us, paying attention to online classes is the least of our worries.On Monday, March 16th, one of UGA’s most popular coffee shops and study spots, Jittery Joe’s Five Points, is offering to-go orders only. A Jittery Joe’s worker who did not want to be pictured spoke about the coffee shop's hours remaining the same despite significantly less business.
Beyond the immediate stress of navigating a pandemic — uncharted territory for most Americans — Austin tells me sacrificing his newfound college independence has been salt in the wound. “I was functioning on my own, I was ‘adulting,’ for lack of a better word, but now that all this has come around, I kind of had to give that up,” he explains. “I’m willing to give that up, but I think it’s kind of sad that I had to.
Just a month ago, the street I live on was a hotbed for typical college debauchery, full of students drunkenly hopping from one house party to the next no matter the night of the week. It bothered me then, but the area was home to a hum of constant noise coming from thudding stereo systems, giggling groups of friends leaving the nearby liquor store, and absurdly competitive beer pong matches. Over the past two weeks, it has all but gone silent.
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