How the Pandemic Upended the Life of Sarasota’s College Students

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From Sarasota Magazine, April 1, 2021

It’s the middle of spring break, and you are living it up on your week-long vacation with friends and family. Suddenly, you receive the news that you are not allowed back on your college campus. In fact, no one is.

It’s been a little more than one year since college students had their studies abruptly interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. While things have slowly returned to something resembling normal, with enforced mask-wearing and social distancing on campus, many aspects of higher education have changed. Local colleges are enforcing random Covid-19 testing, daily symptom checks and a hybrid model of learning. And, in turn, students have become more resilient and flexible with their time. But at what price?

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