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Some Colleges Are Abruptly Cancelling the Semester After Thanksgiving
At Arizona State, finals week was suddenly moved up, giving students almost no time to study and cramming multiple exams into one day.
Students Talk About Taking College Classes With NXIVM's Allison Mack
"What was really disturbing is... I thought she was cool. We agreed on a lot of the same things."
No Wifi, No AC: Inside the Chaos of 1,400 COVID Cases at One College
The University of South Carolina started with a tidy coronavirus tracking dashboard and a few manageable cases. Then things started to unravel.
How a House of 80 Students in Texas Has Stayed COVID-Free Since March
In the middle of an Austin neighborhood designated early on as a coronavirus hotspot, one co-op house has successfully turned itself into a bubble.
The Biggest Sorority Insurer Made a COVID Waiver for Members to Sign
Nobody wants to be responsible for the consequences of communal living during a pandemic—especially not the people who are, you know, responsible.
Desperate Colleges Resort to Memes to Try and Talk Students Out of Partying
Students shouldn’t have to personally bear the burden of their safety, or have to see Drake memes about it, yet here we are.
Students Share How They Made Their Remote Classrooms Actually Cool
Try to create a dedicated space, get near a window, and consider an under-desk spinning machine.
VICE Readers’ Back-to-School Outfits Made Us Care About Clothes Again
Not even COVID-19 and remote classes via video chat can put a damper on the joy of a great first-day-of-school outfit.
Students Are Taking Gap Years to Avoid the Mess of College During COVID
Universities are receiving way more deferral and gap requests from students who see no point in paying full tuition for a remote semester.
'This Isn’t What I Signed Up For': RAs on the Huge Burden of Student Health
Being a residential advisor means taking on extra responsibilities. But in the time of COVID-19, schools are asking RAs to do work that’s way above their pay grade.
6 College Students on Going Back to School During the Pandemic
"The administration asks students to quarantine and minimize contact points, but I have to go to work in order to pay for school, so that's simply not going to happen."