COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FACE ARE FACING SEVERAL CHALLENGES AS THE SEMESTER BEGINS AMIDST A PANDEMIC.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN HAS INCREASED RESTRICTIONS ON STUDENTS AND BRADLEY UNIVERSITY HAS QUARANTINED THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY AFTER AN OUTBREAK OF COVID-19. MANY SCHOOLS HAVE HAD TO QUARANTINE AT LEAST SOME STUDENTS, AND GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SAYS THAT’S THE BEST OPTION FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK.
AT ILLINOIS STATE, PRESIDENT LARRY DIETZ SAYS THEY HAD LARGE CROWDS GATHERING OVERNIGHT AS TWO YOUTUBE STARS VISITED NORMAL.
MANY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT STUDENT ATTENDING LARGE PARTIES AS WELL.