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Script
Host intro: Valsenia is a sophomore at Baruch College, looking to get a take on how others feel about how the institution is handling the coronavirus.
Ambi: People having conversations inside of the school cafe.
Track: I am walking through the cafe, at Baruch College, to meet with Therese. Where were you when you first heard about the coronavirus?
Act: Therese: I was at probably home watching the news, my dad probably told me about it. I don’t really remember. I just remember seeing a lot of updates on my phone about it.
Track: Did you think it was something serious at that time?
Act:Therese: I thought it was something serious but I didn’t give it much thought because it was in China, so I was just like “That’s really sad.” But I didn’t really give it much more thought after that.
Track: Now, how has it impacted what you’ve seen or how you, like, move?
Act:Therese: Its been a little… I guess it’s more real, obviously, now that it’s here. Uhm, I haven’t really changed the way that I move around or what I do. I’ve just been a little more cautious, you know, carrying around hand sanitizer with me, watching my hands more, but, other than that, nothing has really changed, for me atleast.
Track: Do you feel like overtime it will get better or worse?
Act:Therese: I think that it’s going to get worse before it gets better, especially since, I feel like, the US isn’t really prepared to deal with it, as some other places might be. So I think it’s going to get a little worse before it gets better, but I also don’t think it’s going to be the end of the world or it’s gonna cause mass scale destruction, like some people are painting it out to be.
Track: What have you seen your institution doing to change things or help the problem?
Act:Therese: Nothing much, to be honest. I feel like CUNY has done the bare minimum. They’ve sent out a lot of emails about we’re gonna watch it and they’ve been giving out hand sanitizer, apparently. But, other than that, that’s all they’ve been doing; they haven’t taken any steps to prevent it or switch to online classes, like a lot of private universities have been doing.