Walking down the hall in any on-campus housing location at Penn State, students are bound to run into a central figure in the housing environment — resident assistants — who
Over the past year â and since the pandemicâs beginning â Penn State has experienced various coronavirus cases surges within the State College region and on its University Park campus.
At the end of March, The New York Times labeled State College as one of the highest metropolitan areas in the country for coronavirus cases. The announcement came after President Eric Barron reported Penn Stateâs first case of coronavirus variant B.1.1.7.
With increased coronavirus cases in the State College area, student Hannah Nelson said she feels bad for the community members who experience the aftermaths of âstudent recklessness.â
Nelson (senior-history and digital and print journalism) said most community members lack the opportunity to leave the area when coronavirus cases increase exponentially â unlike the students â so they are being âput in jeopardy.â