Volume L | Issue 3 GothicTimes.net April 2020 WHERE DID EVERYONE GO? How COVID-19 Stole 2020 Sports by Zoe Viant - Managing Editor he COVID- 19 has left people with nowhere to go and for those die-hard sports fans, nothing to do at Thome either. Being that everyone is quarantined, now would have been a good time to sit back, relax, and watch some good ol’ ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network). However, any sport that was to take place during this season has been cancelled. Tragedy struck when Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz basketball team tested positive for COVID and after that it was a downward spiral. The next day, Donovan Mitchell, also on the Jazz, tested positive for the virus. Associations such as the NBA (National Basketball Association) and FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) were trying to find a middle ground to not have the virus spread anymore and at the same time give viewers at home a chance to watch. Photo displays stadiums going empty due to virus. Photo courtesy of Wgbieber/Pixabay Continued on page 2 FOOD SUPPLY FOR DORMING STUDENTS by Kenise Brown - Editor in Chief ore than 90 students remain says the Food Pantry is opened “from doing and if there is anything they need. at NJCU’s residence halls 12 noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Luciano says: “We support and provide Mdespite the university being Friday.” In addition, the pantry provides the students whenever we can. We closed. While many forage for supplies the students with backpacks. “The would even take runs to grocery stores due to the Coronavirus, the students backpacks contain basic essentials such to see what we can help them with.” on campus are being taken care of. as rice, beans, pasta sauce and canned However, due to limited supply, According to Jennifer Luciano, assistant vegetables. Students may also select not all students on campus have dean of Residence Life and Student a box of cereal and shelf stable milk access to masks and gloves. “While Engagement, Gourmet Dining has a while supplies last,” Quinones says. “I we cannot provide each student who variety of to-go meals for students. The will continue to do all I can to keep the is currently dorming with gloves and Food Pantry is also open if they need pantry stocked to meet student needs.” masks, we ensure them to always wash additional supplies.” In continuing to meet student their hands and have good hygiene. Robert Quinones, assistant needs, Luciano says Residence Life The cleaning staff has some gloves to director of Community Engagement contacts students to see how they are Continued on page 2 2 | News GothicTimes.net April 2020 Continued from page 1 WHERE DID EVERYONE GO? Their solution was to not have any April 30th seems promising athletic department has made the spectators come and watch the games. with hopes that the virus dies down a decision to cancel the remaining season The seats would be empty, but the game bit and they see fewer cases. With this leaving six programs behind. continues. information, it is likely that seasons Athletes that play for the school That idea was short-lived when that begin in the Fall may be pushed are disappointed including senior the Centers of Disease Control and back a couple of weeks. Kelly Cohen, Baseball outfielder, Juan Peña. Peña Prevention advised everyone not to a reporter for ESPN, said in an article says: “It’s very disappointing my senior gather in groups of 10 or more. Teams in in early March, “Japan Prime Minister year has come to an end due to the general would not be able to play in the Shinzo Abe and International Olympic COVID. Although we get eligibility for same space, forcing these associations Committee President Thomas Bach one more year, that isn’t the case for other to cancel their seasons. As the days agreed to postpone the Tokyo 2020 seniors that are graduating this May. Any passed, more and more athletes in the Olympics by about one year.” It has athlete shouldn’t have to end their career United States and other countries like been 80 years since the last time the like that. Some of us will end up in debt Italy, were being diagnosed everyday Olympics was cancelled, coincidentally, because we love what we do so much, with this fatal virus. The President of it was also supposed to take place in that we want to stay another year.” Not the United States has advised everyone Tokyo (bad luck or what?). Although many seniors need to stay an additional to stay indoors until they can get this it is postponed to no later than summer year considering they will have fulfilled virus under control, but the numbers 2021, the name will still be “Summer their credit requirements, but some are keep going up in new cases and deaths. Olympics 2020.” As for NJCU, the willing to stay full time students. Continued from page 1 FOOD SUPPLY FOR DORMING STUDENTS share but not for all the students,” that an international student who Luciano says. dormed at NJCU had tested positive Luciano also says the amount of for Covid-19. However, the student had students on campus usually increases already returned home. to 120 students but always decreases to Residence Life made sure to about 90. “It ranges because everyday sanitize all the dorms. Students had no you have students checking out and concerns after precautions were taken. coming back to grab more things they Luciano says :“We encourage left behind since Spring Break. No one social distancing and a 24-hour quiet anticipated this would happen while we place. No outside guests are allowed are on Spring Break so students would in the halls ...Overall the residence come back to get their school supplies community have been good at and the things they need. responding and being diligent towards Canned goods that can be found inside the food pantry. Photo courtesy of Salvation In early April, President Sue one another. Army US West/Flickr Henderson announced through email Additional reporting by Sandra Mendez The Gothic Times would like for everyone to remain safe indoors. Please take precautions of social distancing. This will all be over soon. We hope to see you all next semester. Again, stay safe! 3 | Art/Entertainment GothicTimes.net April 2020 HOLLYWOOD TAKES A HUGE HIT The Entertainment Industry Bends the Knee to COVID-19 by Haresh Oudhnarine - Contributing Writer Die” also faced multiple new dates and is foreign gross was less than the U.S. now slated for November 2020. Universal Pokémon film by more than $100 Studios’ “Fast 9” has been pushed back a million. “The Invisible Man” and “The complete year to May 2021. Way Back” were also performing fairly Disney’s “Mulan” and “Black well at the box office for films of their Widow” have new release dates as well. size before theatres ultimately closed. Although both films’ final trailers have Disney Pixar’s “Onward” was already been released, marking the end severely undercut from its potential of their ad campaigns; they will still success by being in theatres for only be able to have their run in theatres. a little over a week. The film had a “Mulan” already had its world premiere massive 72.9 percent drop in its second in Los Angeles on March 9th before and final weekend. The movie only it was ultimately pulled from being made $42 million overseas and $61.5 launched. “Mulan” is now set to be million domestically. released in July 2020. “Black Widow” Movies are not usually available is set for November 2020, on the date for purchase until after three months from Marvel's own “Eternals” was to be their theatrical release. Due to the ongoing released; all of the Marvel release dates pandemic, most of the films whose run have been pushed back due to this. have been cut short became available for Photo displays an empty movie theater. With COVID-19 being declared purchase on Apple TV and Amazon. A Photo courtesy Bahman Farzad/ Flickr a pandemic on March 11, most theatres few of those films are “Onward”, “Birds ajor blockbuster films, such remained open for one last weekend. of Prey”, “Call of the Wild”,“ Bloodshot”, as the James Bond movie Based on information from Box Office and “The Invisible Man”. M“No Time to Die” and Mojo, a total nearly $54 million was Netflix is one of the biggest Marvel’s “Black Widow” are getting made at the box office for the weekend competitors to the movie industry. new or pending release dates due to the beginning March 13. The Hollywood Although the streaming service grossed coronavirus pandemic. Movie theatres Reporter revealed that this was the $20.15 billion worldwide in 2019, its across the United States are forced to lowest weekend box office total since business model is very different from close their doors in order to help flatten September 2000, which was even that of theatres. Netflix’s goal is to always the curve of the COVID-19 spread as lower than the totals from the following keep their members subscribed through ordered by the Centers for Disease two weekends after the September 11 the constant release of new content; Control and Prevention (CDC) for all attacks. the main difference in comparison to non-essential businesses to halt. The movies which were released the theatre model is that Netflix users Some other films which have before March 11 proved unable to make pay a set price once a month whereas, been affected by this are “Mulan”, a significant impact in the overseas in order to watch a movie in theatres, “Wonder Woman 1984”, “A Quiet Place box office since many other countries each person would be charged to watch II”, “Fast 9”, “The New Mutants”,“Peter were battling the virus before the the film.