Wayne Morgan is reclaiming his life by recovering from substance use disorder. The choice to commit to recovery comes at a heavy cost due to the changes the pandemic caused on the recovery community- driving upwards of 800 miles every week, choosing recovery over employment and dozens of hours of treatment and support groups. This choice saved his life and continues to save his life every day. (Full project: News21)

Yolanda y su hija Claudia abordan cada año un ferri para cruzar a Nueva York. Un traslado que después de 20 años se ha convertido en ritual y en una manera de mantener vivo el recuerdo de Alejandro, quien trabajaba como repartidor en las Torres Gemelas ese fatídico 11 de septiembre.

Yolanda and her daughter Claudia board a ferry every year to cross to New York. A journey that after 20 years has become a ritual and a way to keep alive the memory of Alejandro, who worked as a delivery man in the Twin Towers that fateful September 11. (Telemundo)

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Breastfeeding Mothers' Support Group was created by Kacey Nelkin Pederson and strives to create a community among mothers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The group meets bi-monthly and discusses breastfeeding and other challenges faced by new moms. For moms like Michelle Lopez, the group has helped them build a support system and form connections with other moms in the community.

(The Daily Nebraskan)

Fabian Carrasco is the owner of a small construction business in Storm Lake, Iowa. During the pandemic, he was forced to lay off most of his employees and lost his business. Since then, he has started reforming the foundation of his business, but it comes at a price. With prices of materials sky high and client's unwillingness to pay the normal rate, Carrasco struggles to pay the 2-3 workers he now employs. To compensate for the lower pay, Carrasco drives his employees to the worksites and pays for their lunch so that every cent they earn goes to their families. (Full project: News21)

Junior film and new media majors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln worked on their junior projects during the 2019-20 academic year. Elijah Quinn, Rebecca Snowden and Mitch Francis, student directors of their projects, produced the content for their film in the fall and worked on post-production in the spring. Due to the university closing over concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic, the premiering of the films is postponed from the spring into the fall. Currently, the students are working to finalize their films before the end of the semester. (The Daily Nebraskan)

The Prairie Pines Nature Preserve is a 145-acre area of land that is protected for conservation, nature experience and understanding. It was purchased by Walt and Virginia Bagley in 1959 and was turned into a “choose-and-cut” Christmas tree farm. Eventually, the trees grew up into the forest that stands today. It was donated to the University of Nebraska Foundation in 1992 to ensure its protection. The Nebraska Forest Service maintains the grounds and ensures it is in optimal condition for all. The Prairie Pines Nature Preserve strives to create a habitat and refuge for all living things including plants, animals and humans.

(The Daily Nebraskan)

Contribution: Team project. Organized, filmed of b-roll and interview, edited.