NEWS FROM 68TH AND LEX Scouring through the Cooperman library for a table to study at used to be a right of passage for Hunter students. Now, with the libraries and buildings open at 10% capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students at Hunter are utilizing the study spaces closest to them. The photo essay below documents the quiet areas students are using for concentration during this new normal.
Author: Adrianna Garcia
undergraduate senior at Hunter, majoring in Media Studies with a concentration in journalism and double minoring in Africana/Puerto Rican Studies and Psychology. When she's not at school, she's working at an afterschool program with kids from grades K-5th. In her free time, she enjoys cooking with her family, listening to R&B music, and playing Animal Crossing.
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