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Drake, Benjamin - Covid-19 Journal, Benjamin Drake
Drake, Benjamin - Covid-19 Journal, Benjamin Drake
Personal Journals
EIU student Benjamin Drake (freshman at the time of his journal writing in Spring, 2020), and History of Illinois (HIS 3810) student, reflects on the early months of the pandemic. He discusses the frustrations of the disruption of social life, not being on campus with friends, and also experiences with activities like playing virtual Dungeons and Dragons.
Messer, Braden - Covid-19 Journal, Braden Messer
Messer, Braden - Covid-19 Journal, Braden Messer
Personal Journals
EIU student Braden Messer recounts the transition from Spring Break to online classes. He talks of quarantine life at home, and his stepmother's role as an attorney working with forced quarantine orders.
Osborne, Ethan - Covid-19 Journal, Ethan Osborne
Osborne, Ethan - Covid-19 Journal, Ethan Osborne
Personal Journals
EIU student Ethan Osborne recounts in detail the experience and frustration of living at home and working on his family farm in the early months of the pandemic, March-May 2020. He also details his observations of and feelings about the news coverage of the pandemic as well as the disregard (particularly by young people) for shelter in place mandates.
Cleveland, Alex - Covid-19 Journal, Alex Cleveland
Cleveland, Alex - Covid-19 Journal, Alex Cleveland
Personal Journals
In this journal, EIU student Alex Cleveland in the Spring 2020 History of Illinois (HIS 3810) documents the beginning period of the pandemic, including initial reactions to the shelter in place order.
Arjun Kukreja - Covid-19 Journal, Arjun Kukreja
Arjun Kukreja - Covid-19 Journal, Arjun Kukreja
Personal Journals
EIU History of Illinois (HIS 3810) student outlines personal impressions of the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic.