Lora overcame virus thanks to friends, humor and prayer

By Sean Doherty, student reporter

Yosbelli Lora never expected to catch the coronavirus.


Because of her responsibilities as a resident assistant, Student Government Association officer and student-athlete on Northwestern’s track and field team, Lora, a senior psychology major from Ringwood, Oklahoma, arrived a week before the fall semester started.


Despite battling some health issues in the summer, Lora hoped she could join track and field practice soon.


“I was dealing with the heart thing kind of going on,” Lora said. “I’d wake up at three or five in the morning with my heart rate