The Aftermath of The COVID-19 for a Bulldog

Cassie at her dad's house

What originally was supposed to be a regular spring break for many college students, turned into a social distancing fiasco. Out of nowhere South Carolina State University students were asked to clear out their residence halls and go home for the rest of the semester. Not only that, but students were asked to retrieve their belongings on a set schedule to practice social distancing as advised by the president James E. Clark. Every Bulldog's aftermath story is different, but the story of  SCSU's very own Cassie Moore, stands out a bit.

Prior to being forced to quarantine, Cassie was attempting to finish her junior year strong. She intended on having a nice spring break and eventually returning to finish the rest of her semester.





Initially during her spring break, she was spending time with her dad in Cheraw, SC which she refers to as the "country". Cassie lives in Charlotte, NC, but was unable to return home due to the coronavirus outbreak.

"It sucks because I’m staying somewhere that does not have internet service," Cassie says, "so its much harder for me to keep up with my studying and homework."

"I really miss being on campus socializing. I was more occupied on campus and now that I'm away I have to push a little harder to stay on top of everything."

Cassie also expressed that she can't stay in one area for too long so she just rides around to kill time.

Selfie of Cassie in her car

She has also becomes frustrated with how some people are taking the virus too seriously and how others aren't taking it serious enough.

Cassie in her car

"It really pisses me off with the amount of shopping people are doing," Cassie says,"Everybody has this mindset that everything is going to close, but it has been said that the places that provides everyday needs will remain open."

"The fact that panic shopping is still trending is starting to make me panic in thoughts of how this is going to change the running of America.”

She feels that President Trump is doing fine as far as advising citizens during this time. Her only issue is that people are still out there doing what they want to do and not taking precautions.

"America has never been hit this hard," Cassie says," so its going to take a while to get used to the new changes.'

"How long it's going to take for that to happen is still unanswered.”

Her peronal blog where you can find out more about her is, mgblvd.blogspot.com.