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‘History is being made.’ Colleges scramble to create archives that will record life during the pandemic

"History is being made now. We might not see it as history until a few decades from now. It’s important to collect these things now so they are not lost," said La Salle University archivist Katie Carey.

Haverford College student Alissa Vandenbark collected and painted a rock every day of quarantine through the end of the semester. Some days, she was inspired by the shape of the rock, some days by a color combination or the weather and others just by something she had seen that day or her mood. Now, her project will be part of Haverford's budding archive, chronicling the pandemic as it was experienced by staff and students.
Haverford College student Alissa Vandenbark collected and painted a rock every day of quarantine through the end of the semester. Some days, she was inspired by the shape of the rock, some days by a color combination or the weather and others just by something she had seen that day or her mood. Now, her project will be part of Haverford's budding archive, chronicling the pandemic as it was experienced by staff and students.Read moreCourtesy of Alissa Vandenbark