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MU students plan their Super Bowl Sunday around general COVID-19 restrictions, both on and off-campus.
The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Feb. 7, in their second consecutive Super Bowl appearance, stirring great excitement among MU fans.
This excitement is clear in Columbia and MU. Despite the possibility of crowds in cities and increased travel between cities, the university has not widely promoted or encouraged specific COVID-19 guidelines to remain safe.
The university even appears to be encouraging in-person social gatherings on social media. MU’s Campus Activities Programming Board recently posted about hosting a watch party inside the MU Student Center with “snacks provided.”
MU’s Campus Activities Programming Board, also known as Stuff To Do at MU, will continue to provide socially distanced recreational events for students throughout the spring semester.
In the fall, CAPB hosted a variety of in-person and virtual events, such as outdoor movie nights, live music and free livestreamed cooking demonstrations. CAPB executive director Carolyn Faber said that these kinds of pandemic-altered events will carry on into 2021.
“We put on a lot of fun events that are meant to engage students; to make them feel like they re a part of the Mizzou community but also to relax, to have fun,” Faber said. “At our core, we want to engage students, but we also want to make sure that they are safe and healthy.”