The moment when: SU students share memories from start of the pandemic
Emily Steinberger | Photo Editor
Several students recall leaving campus after the pandemic first hit, and later realizing how serious it would become.
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An empty dorm room. A quiet drive home. A late night in front of the television. Most people have that one specific memory from the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic — the instant they realized that the virus wasn’t just a blip on the radar but a serious disaster with far-ranging consequences.
The Daily Orange spoke with six Syracuse University students about the moment they realized the extent to which COVID-19 would reshape their world: