In the past two months, the coronavirus has raged in China and other countries, infecting tens of thousands of people, with the situation in China is the most serious. Most international student from China worried about the situation and feel anxious because they cannot have any pathway to help their country. 

Considering the international students at Northeastern University who worried about their families and their country, the Chinese Scholars and Students Association (CSSA) of Northeastern University, in conjunction with the Asian Studies Program and the Chinese Language Program of the World Languages Center, invited comedian Jessie to relax everyone in a tense atmosphere with the performance of “Comedy for a Cause.”

 “It’s for a good cause, we build a bridge for students to make donations to their home country and help their families.” Mabel Lyu, a member of the CSSA program department, said. “I know many students are worried about their families as me. I cannot just wait for others to make changes.” 

Mabel Lyu

As the organizer of the activity, Lyu also responsible for contacting the comedian to give the show to students. “Jessie actually learned Chinese comedy in China during about 7 years. He also studies Chinese traditional comedy called cross talk and “Xiangsheng” in China. He cares about Chinese situation as well. I think he can definitely relieve students’ pressure and make them feel relax and warm.” 

“He is the “right” person to be here for Chinese students because he shows Chinese traditional art and knows how worried Chinese students are.” Lyu said. 

Mabel Lyu

Additionally, considering most Chinese students in campus want to send medical equipment back to China as medical equipment are scarce at that time, Lyu wants to find some organizations to solve student’s concerns completely and help them make contributions. Thus, Lyu and CSSA invited WeStar which is a non-profit organization in Boston. They want to help China by accepting donations and buy medical equipment to China and they do well so far.

“We got around 200 people to come to enjoy the show,” She said, adding that they collected a number of donations. “he … is a real funny guy and we were laughed really hard about it.”

Mabel Lyu

Her parent also cheer her up and ask her don’t be worried about the situation of their home country. They also feel glad that their daughter can organize the activity and make it influential.

“When my parents know what I am doing, they asked me never worried about them and they are glad that I care about my country.” She smiled, “That’s what I need to do at this time. I want them to know, no matter where I am, I always care about them, care about my country.”

Mabel Lyu

Name: Jing Huang

Professor: Jim Goff 

Subject: Journalist’s Toolbox

20 January, 2020

Social Media Photography Assignment 

News

Headline: Renaissance park’s parking lot, owned by Northeastern University, became a place of high incidance of suicide——two suicides in 7 months.

Caption: the front door of the renaissance park garage in a normal afternoon. 

Caption: an overlook of the renaissance park garage. The building has 9 floors, both suicides were led by jumping off the building. Now, people in the school still at track. 

Boston history 

Headline:  Boston Public Library, the first publicly supported municipal library, the second opened to the public library, the third biggest library, in the United States.

Caption: Entering the gate of the library is a lion statue in memory of the fallen soldiers.

Caption: Inside the library, people can always find a seat and study to spend their weekend afternoon. 

Campus: Ell hall can be regarded as a symbol of Northeastern University. It is at the center of the campus, face to the Huntington Avenue.

Caption: Black Auditorium is the place to hold celebration. The Husky Mascot Statue in front of it is to memorate Alyeska Suggen. Northeastern University has a complete Husky royal system. Students always rubbed the statue’s nose for good luck.

Caption: the overlook of Ell Hall. It has the name of the University at the wall of the building.

Now, different outbreaks of virus are occurring around the world.

Recently, China is facing to a spread of new virus. It left with at least 1400 people infected and 40 people dead. The virus also spread to other countries such as Singapore, Japan and the United States. Now, most of the flights from China and Wuhan, the city in the middle of China should change routes to the biggest five airports for virus test. 

Wuhan is the first city which the virus was discovered. As the city with the most severe condition, Chinese official blocked the city in Thursday.

“A company in Wuhan, China is racing to construct and equip a 100-bed hospital in less than a week.”

From Washington Post

No one can enter or exit the city except doctor and medical equipment. China is facing to a severe shortage of medical equipment such as mouth shad now. Many schools in China delay the time of spring semester to avoid infection between students. Chinese official also canceled several Chinese New Year celebrations. 

The second people who discovered with the infection is in Chicago. The Women went to Wuhan in January. After coming back, she did not feel well and went to see the doctor. Now, there are 50 other people are under investigation. 

Not only the new virus, the United States now facing a severe flu which left with 13 million people infected and at least 600 people dead. Universities in the US now give students flu shot for free to avoid infection. 

Children are the group who are fragile to flu virus, especially those who never got a flu shot. In Iowa, a girl names Jade was infected by flu virus. In Christmas Eve, she had a body fever and epileptic seizure. She has a coma in ICU for 2 weeks. 

There is an easy way to avoid the infection which is wearing a mouth shad. Now, the mouth shad in Amazon and other markets are facing a shortage. Target even place a limitation of mouth shad for each person. 

In order to avoid the infection as much as possible, people should wash hands regularly, wearing mouth shad when going out and stay at home as much as possible. 

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