Athletes endured a year-long drought of practices and competitions, making this year a difficult time for the sports world. Student athletes and professionals struggled to get by without the company of their beloved sport. Efforts have been made to get regular practices and sporting events up and operating again, as well as incorporating new health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Masks are now required for athletes to wear, and crowds have been limited, if not prohibited, in certain sporting events. The world of sports may look different now, but these images showcase the great, everlasting passion that athletes hold for their sport. (Photo: Kaitlin Balasaygun)

As the world has been turned upside down by COVID-19, one thing has stayed the same: the communal aspect of enjoying a meal. As some restaurants have struggled to keep their doors open, or adapt to outdoor dining with limited seating, others have been able to successfully transition to a new kind of dining. Through a time of isolation, eating at local restaurants has reminded us of how great it feels to be together. From outdoor “bubbles,” to empty tables, take a look at how some of New Jersey’s restaurants have continued to feed their loyal customers. (Photo: Shannon Charvat)

Bustling and thriving city landmarks in New York and New Jersey are now empty and isolated. It’s life as the “new normal,” a snapshot of what life is like in a pandemic world. Find out how communities have tried to build back stronger, with mask mandates and social distancing protocols that have changed our reality of everyday life. (Photo: Samantha Kim)

Art and culture provides much fun for the public. However, entire industries shut down as COVID-19 dominated the U.S. and left us confined to our homes with books, movies, television and other at-home entertainment. But the artists who fueled those industries rose to the occasion safely, bringing back regular routines and art we once experienced before the lockdowns. (Photo: Jenna Craig)

With remote learning as a socially-distanced alternative to in-person learning, life at Ramapo College has transformed into COVID-testing sites and empty hallways and classrooms. Find out how faculty and students have adapted to new safety measures on campus — and how this has changed their college experience. (Photo: Natalie Tsur)

Multimedia packages produced by our Spring 2021 Photojournalism class. (Photo: Talal Afandi)

As the world has been turned upside down by COVID-19, one thing has stayed the same: the communal aspect of enjoying a meal. As some restaurants have struggled to keep their doors open, or adapt to outdoor dining with limited seating, others have been able to successfully transition to a new kind of dining. Through a time of isolation, eating at local restaurants has reminded us of how great it feels to be together. From outdoor “bubbles,” to empty tables, take a look at how some of New Jersey’s restaurants have continued to feed their loyal customers. (Photo: Shannon Charvat)

Bustling and thriving city landmarks in New York and New Jersey are now empty and isolated. It’s life as the “new normal,” a snapshot of what life is like in a pandemic world. Find out how communities have tried to build back stronger, with mask mandates and social distancing protocols that have changed our reality of everyday life. (Photo: Samantha Kim)

Art and culture provides much fun for the public. However, entire industries shut down as COVID-19 dominated the U.S. and left us confined to our homes with books, movies, television and other at-home entertainment. But the artists who fueled those industries rose to the occasion safely, bringing back regular routines and art we once experienced before the lockdowns. (Photo: Jenna Craig)

With remote learning as a socially-distanced alternative to in-person learning, life at Ramapo College has transformed into COVID-testing sites and empty hallways and classrooms. Find out how faculty and students have adapted to new safety measures on campus — and how this has changed their college experience. (Photo: Natalie Tsur)

Multimedia packages produced by our Spring 2021 Photojournalism class. (Photo: Talal Afandi)

Athletes endured a year-long drought of practices and competitions, making this year a difficult time for the sports world. Student athletes and professionals struggled to get by without the company of their beloved sport. Efforts have been made to get regular practices and sporting events up and operating again, as well as incorporating new health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Masks are now required for athletes to wear, and crowds have been limited, if not prohibited, in certain sporting events. The world of sports may look different now, but these images showcase the great, everlasting passion that athletes hold for their sport. (Photo: Kaitlin Balasaygun)

As the world has been turned upside down by COVID-19, one thing has stayed the same: the communal aspect of enjoying a meal. As some restaurants have struggled to keep their doors open, or adapt to outdoor dining with limited seating, others have been able to successfully transition to a new kind of dining. Through a time of isolation, eating at local restaurants has reminded us of how great it feels to be together. From outdoor “bubbles,” to empty tables, take a look at how some of New Jersey’s restaurants have continued to feed their loyal customers. (Photo: Shannon Charvat)

Bustling and thriving city landmarks in New York and New Jersey are now empty and isolated. It’s life as the “new normal,” a snapshot of what life is like in a pandemic world. Find out how communities have tried to build back stronger, with mask mandates and social distancing protocols that have changed our reality of everyday life. (Photo: Samantha Kim)

Art and culture provides much fun for the public. However, entire industries shut down as COVID-19 dominated the U.S. and left us confined to our homes with books, movies, television and other at-home entertainment. But the artists who fueled those industries rose to the occasion safely, bringing back regular routines and art we once experienced before the lockdowns. (Photo: Jenna Craig)

With remote learning as a socially-distanced alternative to in-person learning, life at Ramapo College has transformed into COVID-testing sites and empty hallways and classrooms. Find out how faculty and students have adapted to new safety measures on campus — and how this has changed their college experience. (Photo: Natalie Tsur)

Multimedia packages produced by our Spring 2021 Photojournalism class. (Photo: Talal Afandi)