After MU announced classes would be moving online after Thanksgiving recess, students were faced with a choice: finish the semester from their dorms and apartments in Columbia, or work from home, where some struggle amid distractions from siblings and manage poor internet access.
For many students, like sophomore Sophie Kennedy, staying on campus was the only option to be able to work and study effectively. Kennedy will be staying in her single dorm to study for finals while working two jobs for MU Residential Life and Scrubs and Beyond. She said she struggled to study at her home in Illinois last spring while living with her three siblings.