International students share reasons for staying on campus during a virtual academic year The International Center pictured on July 7, 2020. — Photo by Matt Schmucker | The State News Just before the semester was set to begin last fall, President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. announced the last-minute plans to transition classes to a virtual module due to the rising cases amid the ongoing global pandemic. On-campus housing was also made extremely limited, and, so Spartans across the nation began to adjust to their workspaces at home. However, for international students, it is not always possible to “go home.” For many, time differences played a deciding role in the choice to live on campus.