Host intro: Amid the coronavirus outbreak, people are getting more concerned about their health and safety. Jiayu Zhu spoke to a Sophomore student in New York City at Baruch College about what it’s like to live in New York at this moment and his attitude toward current issues.
AMBI: Group chat, student talking (FADE DOWN AS TRACK BEGINS)
AMBI: Room tone (LAYER UNDER TRACK)
TRACK: I’m here with Mark Morales at Baruch college, he is a sophomore journalism student at Baruch College.
ACT: Mark: As far as how the Corona Virus affects me, it hasn’t changed my daily responsibilities, but it affected the way I do my activities. Like, I still have to go to school, still have to take public transportation, but I am definitely a lot more conscious of touching anything in the subway, it’s very dirty, and now it’s a health hazard, added another layer to it.
TRACK: Now, public transportation is a major concern. Many people in New York City didn’t become aware of the danger of this virus.
ACT Mark: I’ve seen a coup of videos of people intentionally putting their saliva to the poll on the transportation, so that just makes me more worried. Honestly, I am probably just going to not touch anything, and hopefully, I just don’t fall when the train stops.
TRACK: The reason that Mark mentions the don’t fall when the train stops, is due to an accident that a Chinese girl was pushed down to the subway track days ago by an American African, because of wearing a mask. As the Corona Virus outbreaking in New York City, a wave of racism also begins.
ACT Mark: Fortunately, I don’t think affected by the virus as other people, because there have been racial attacks because of the virus, because of the thing that uninformed people don’t know how the virus is transmitting. It just makes people more violent, and it just has more dangers.
TRACK: Corona Virus keeps spreading out in the United States. As more violent racism issue has been brought, it’s essential now to get rid of the ignorance and be supportive of each other at this hardest time. For Baruch College, this is Jiayu Zhu, wearing the mask.