Beatrice Shlansky

For many Columbia students, the last time they ate indoors at a restaurant was in early March. Delivery apps like Seamless and UberEats have become their best friends, along with cherished recipes for banana bread and chocolate chip cookies.

In a normal election, students would be turning in their ballots from Morningside Heights and attending debate and election watch parties in droves. Instead, this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread Columbia students across the globe, ushering in an unprecedented political and public health climate. To capture these changes, we asked our photographers to document what voting looks like for students across the country.