By Ally Turk ’21 (Journalism) Original, multimedia reporting focusing on stories of people, food and how the restaurant industry adapted in the initial months of the pandemic. Originally published in Medium. Republished here with the author’s permission. Edward Gibbons-Brown, fitted in a tropical shirt and a blue blazer, stands behind a bar cart, …
By Yan Lok Ko ’22 (Engineering, Mathematics)
By Victoria Cymbal ’20 (Journalism) A glimpse into the lives of Hudson Valley musicians and artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally published in Medium. Republished here with the author’s permission. On March 13, indie-pop singer/songwriter Ciarra Fragale announced to her fans via social media that she was canceling the rest of her tour in March …
By Juliana Sebben ’20 (Digital Media Production) Caring for your mental health is just as important as caring for your physical health in the midst of a pandemic. This video and these photos illustrate how the creator’s sixteen-year-old brother is taking care of himself in quarantine. All students, faculty and staff are invited to …
By Noah Gomez ’19 (Digital Media Production) This is a video I had made in the same vein as a diary entry. In it, I talk about how quarantine has affected my life, and amplified all of the existing anxieties I had already been experiencing as a recent graduate.
By Sam McCauley ’20 (Digital Media Production) This is a sticker that was left on a bulletin board on the New Paltz college campus months before COVID-19 reached the United States. May 6, 2020, New Paltz These are the benches in front of Peregrine Dining Hall, where students would hang out in between & …
By Sacha Fleming ’20 (Adolescence Education: Social Studies) Social distancing has been an interesting time and people are in a state of confusion. Everyone belongs to many distinct communities and/or groups defined by shared philosophy, culture and regional spaces. I would consider myself unconventional, a rebel and an activist. I guess you could call me …
By Jeffery Battersby ‘24g (Creative Writing) I put some poetry down today, for the first time since your mother’s call Fifty-seven words of prose to set me straight I copied two old poems into the notebook that you gave Bright red with Steppenwolf emblazoned on its face It holds a baker’s dozen now Thirteen …
Students Enrolled in “Elementary American Sign Language 2” created beautiful works of art that showcase Deaf culture, history and community while sharing messages of faith, hope and unity in uncertain times. View a gallery of the students’ work below.
By Gabriela Martins ’21 (Business) In a timespan of just two weeks everything happened so fast! I was supposed to travel with my roommate for spring break, and the day of our travels was the same day that Governor Cuomo announced that the semester would go online. It was also the same day that President Trump …
