Washington-based online-shopping service Amazon is facing intense criticism and accusations that it’s not doing enough to protect its workers. One of these workers happens to be Weinberg first-year Joey Ribera. Defining Safe asked him to keep audio logs and document the realities of working in an Amazon warehouse during a global pandemic.

Communication first-year Gwen Giedeman plays in Ferret Bueller along with three other students from Chicagoland universities. The rock band’s members talk through their creative process and how they have adjusted as a result of COVID-19. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/05/07/multimedia/audio/sound-source-ferret-bueller-is-making-music-together-even-while-apart/

In the newest episode of Digital Diaries, international student Quan Pham talks about being one of the last students on Northwestern’s campus in the middle of March. Over two weeks, Pham recorded his thoughts and feelings as he packed up his belongings and traveled to Philadelphia to stay with friends. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/05/07/multimedia/audio/digital-diaries-alone-on-campus/

While life as we know it has changed drastically, Junior Anna Cohen has continued attending her therapy sessions via an online platform during the pandemic. However, therapists and counseling services have had to adapt to new practices and behaviors to give their patients the best care possible.

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/05/06/multimedia/speak-your-mind-new-ways-to-cope/.

Northwestern students perform comedy virtually through the Flipside’s Zoom event, facing risks such as ‘Zoom-bombing.’

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/05/06/multimedia/podculture-what-happens-when-your-virtual-event-gets-zoom-bombed/

Why have people been having weird, vivid COVID-19-related dreams? The answer’s complicated.

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/05/05/multimedia/brainstorm-dreaming-in-covid-19/

After the National Guard killed four Kent State University students for protesting the invasion of Cambodia in the Vietnam War, Northwestern launched a university-wide strike. Fifty years later, Eva Paterson reflects on trying to stop a war as a college student. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/05/04/multimedia/audio/nu-declassified-when-classes-were-canceled-50-years-ago/

For work-study students, COVID-19 brought their income into question. But even after the University’s decision to continue paying work-study students, junior Cameron Cook says she feels that the University is still not doing enough to answer all questions and support all students who rely on the school for a source of income. Other students ran into issues with their work-study allotments, including junior Eliza Gonring.

While he still plays with his former band, Arch Supports, Nat Scholl is starting out as a solo musician. With an album in the works, Scholl talks about his transition between bands and his experience making music at Northwestern. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/04/30/multimedia/audio/sound-source-nat-scholls-natural-talent-to-create/#photo

As COVID-19 puts financial strain on Evanston, students and residents are trying to cope by organizing rent strikes and petitioning to reduce spring quarter tuition. But some experts warn that these actions might have unforeseen consequences. The Ripple sat down with Hiranya Kamdar, organizer of the Tuition/Fees Reduction petition for Spring Quarter at NU, as well as Northwestern economics professor Martin Eichenbaum and CEO of Evanston Open Communities Mary Ellen Ball to learn about community efforts to lessen financial burdens during the pandemic.