UK Students Strive to Stay on Campus

To put the situation lightly, my senior year of high school was screeched to halting stop. No one, not even the teachers, knew when we would be back and most still didn't realize that the virus was going to become as harsh as it did. Students were eager to run out of the school building in hopes for a break, and frankly I was too. Little did we know was that the chaos of rushing out of the building that we have known for 4 years was the seniors last time leaving as a student. Now that I look back on the situation, I often wonder what the emotions would have been if the seniors had known that our last day truly was our last. In an instant that last farewell was snatched from our midst and we'll never get that experience back. I'll never get to tell my teachers thank you for all the influence they had instilled within me, nor will I get to say good bye to classmates that I will, more than likely, never see again. 

Since leaving high school, freshman in college have now begun to get a grasp on what school feels like again. These are experiences that will not be easily given up. That is why I think that our University can make it to the end of the semester. We have such a drive and will to have the human contact as we once did. In this new version of life we yearn to make new friends and to have someone there to understand the situations we are in everyday. We want to be surrounded with people our age so that we can all support one another. So, I passionately believe that we as a student body will follow the rules to be able to stay on campus in person. 

Some of the rules that will aid in keeping students on campus are: wearing masks, staying socially distanced, washing our hands, using hand sanitizer, and getting tested for the virus. One of these rules that I believe has made a huge impact is being distanced from one another. For example, in my nursing class what once used be a room that could be filled with forty to fifty students is now cut into half. There are only two students allowed per row and there are about seven rows on each side of the classroom. This way we can be spread apart, but still all get to communicate with one another while staying safe. Social distancing is not just being practiced in the classrooms but also in dining areas, outside, and on the busses. By following these rules in every location on campus students will decrease their risk of contracting the virus. I believe that obeying rules like this one is how students show that they care about keeping on another safe to keep themself on campus. 

Socially Distanced Classroom Example

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