“At many colleges and universities, from underfunded institutions to top-tier private colleges, many students have found themselves unable to meet basic needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Financial insecurity, previously accelerated by rising tuition costs and living expenses, has become even more acute because of the closure of campuses, loss of jobs and slashing of budgets. In response, across the country, students have created mutual aid networks.” NYT: How College Students Are Helping Each Other Survive. The bad stuff makes the news. But there is so much good stuff happening during this pandemic, it sometimes makes we want to cry. (But I won’t because that would be bad for the brand.)