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DAVIS, California -- One university in California is so set on encouraging students to stay in town for spring break amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they're willing to pay them. As part of a city-campus partnership, UC Davis students could get a $75 Spring Break Grant if they agree to stay in town and not travel during the time period. Spring break is March 22 - 25. "We're trying to give the students a positive experience during this period of time by offering these incentives," UC Davis' Melissa Blouin told KXTV. If a student is interested in getting the money, here's what needs to happ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KTRK) -- Goodbye, sunshine. Hello, study sessions. Colleges around the U.S. are scaling back spring break or canceling it entirely to discourage partying that could spread COVID-19 and raise infection rates back on campus. Among them is Texas A&M University, which has opted for a three-day weekend instead of a whole week off. In a bulletin published on Oct. 8, 2020 about changes to the spring semester calendar, Texas A&M said that spring break would be reduced from one full week to one day, Friday, March 19, 2021 to "minimize extensive travel and allow the semester to...