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COVID-Stories: An RA with an International Co-op

Gabrielle Brizzi had been looking forward to her dual country co-op, especially since she has been in classes for six straight terms, and this is the only co-op her plan of study offers her. However, due to COVID-19 it as cancelled. She was also forced to find new housing as she was an RA, and the university no longer required RAs due to the pandemic.

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Inside Look: Homelessness and COVID-19

Lots of us experienced what it’s like to lose housing for the first time as a result of the pandemic. How is Philadelphia homeless population doing during the midst of all of this?

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Sources: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdawd/the-coronavirus-outbreak-is-leaving-college-students-with-no-place-to-live

https://drexel.edu/now/archive/2020/May/The-New-Normal-Stories-of-Drexel-Students-Living-on-Campus-During-COVID-19/

https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid-19-homeless-philadelphia-pennsylvania-convention-center-20200323.html

https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/philadelphia-coronavirus-quarantine-site-homeless-holiday-inn-20200323.html

Project HOME: https://www.projecthome.org/

One Step Away: https://www.osaphilly.org/

Inside Look: Westphal Students Taking Action

Since Drexel is operating virtually, it is impossible for most of Westphal’s hands-on classes to be moved online. Plus, their industries are at a standstill, so it is very hard for them to secure co-ops.

A group of Westphal students decided to take action to solve these issues. Fill out their survey (for all students, parents, or Drexel affiliates) here:

https://forms.gle/sv48q8i6QafbNnJQ8?fbclid=IwAR1b4XJ8LzBY81cDY004ozGHeXN7qDPA2YkZSSIMmRmospWj4JaBp7XD1O0

For updates on the change.org petition, or anything else related to this issue check out their Facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/246271316756568/?fref=nf

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Drexel Update: Gateway Garden

President John Fry and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) have been working to form a garden space in front of University Crossings. Unfortunately, production has been put on hold due to the coronavirus. Cristina Tessaro from PHS talks about what the hopes are for the garden to be.

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Inside Ambition

Today we’re launching a new show called Inside Ambition. It is a Drexel focused casual news program created by Drexel student Alexandra George.

You can watch her first interview with international student Majo Garcia. Majo Garcia’s freshman year got cut short because of COVID-19. Since everything happened so fast, she was unable to make it back home to Honduras before the borders closed, so she is now stuck in the states.