The election began on Nov. 3, just as it always had. The days following seemed to be longer with emotions running high until finally, a winner was projected on Nov. 7 at 11:26 a.m. That winner being Joe Biden. Many students from NECC watched on.

Erica Shwabe, 22, who is studying the arts at NECC shares what it was like during the election. “I had a lot of anxieties towards it for a while before,” she said via zoom.

As the days passed despite the anxiety her nerves relaxed, she said, stating that she held onto hope.

There was a lot of concern floating about with what a second Trump term could have brought to the USA. Shwabe continued on to say she was concerned about, “Mainly what that would mean for minority groups or the lower income classes.”

Like many others, she was concerned how the coronavirus would be handled under a second Trump term.

She says, “Another thing would be how much longer the virus would last with all the poor handling.”

The election process was also challenging for some, shown by Clara Petry, a 20 year old studying environmental science at NECC.

Petrystates, “It was definitely a challenge to focus on my schoolwork while the election was going on,” via text. The distraction was clear with the ongoing urge to check the results.