Script
Host intro: The coronavirus is a worldwide epidemic that has made its way into New York. Many rely on the public transportation system. Businesses, workers, and students have all been affected. Students at Baruch College have felt the impact as CUNY has refused to close schools. Mark Morales spoke to two CUNY students about their concerns with attending Baruch College.
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TRACK: “I’m here with Megan, a senior at Baruch College. As a daily user of the MTA she feels uneasy as CUNY has refused to close schools forcing students to make difficult choices regarding their education.”
ACT: “I think the school doesn’t really provide us with the correct information right now. Then the way they are doing it right now is letting us come to school and then have our regular schedule. Well as the other schools are shut down because of the coronavirus and they try to give them online courses. I literally feel like I’m not being protected by the school, so whenever I come to school I feel so scared because I need to take public transportation to get here.”
TRACK: “The virus has caused hysteria and it shows. Jiayu shares her experience and what people she knows have gone through over the last couple of weeks.”
ACT: “My roommates and I all wear masks which is another story because now that we are in New York in other parts of the country are treating people who wear masks racially and friend of a friend, one day he was walking on the street on the upper west on Manthan and a black teenager walking towards him spit on him, which is ridiculous because he was wearing a mask.”
TRACK: “As the confirmed cases continue to grow, CUNY students hope that the CUNY Chancellor or the New York State will take the virus more seriously and be more proactive about the situation.”
Track: “For Baruch College, this is Mark Morales in New York City.