Stanford Residential College, which was originally set to be demolished in the summer of 2020, remained open this school year to house another class of freshmen and provide more on-campus living spaces during COVID. Photo credit: File Photo
The class of 2024 arrived on campus in the fall ready to flourish in the freedoms that come with freshman year. But many residential freshmen say the pandemic, especially a midnight curfew imposed by Miami-Dade County and the University of Miami, robbed them of one of the reasons they chose to be Miami a chance to stay out late and explore the haunts of South Beach, Wynwood and Brickell.
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Wanting to be cautious, transfer student Whitney Kripsak delayed her arrival on campus until mid-September. Nevertheless, she tested positive for the virus in early November, which meant having to quarantine in Mahoney Residential College.
“Testing positive was a bit of a shock,” said Kripsak, who previously attended Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. “Thankfully, I had little to no symptoms.”
Audriana Edwards, of Med Pro Staffing, prepares to administer a COVID-19 test in Pavia Garage on Sept. 22, 2020. Photo credit: Ally Gaddy
Kripsak said she followed the rules and never left her room. But not all quarantined students cooperated, she said.