“I’m not afraid, but I’m very grateful that they are shutting it down, because I think it is the best thing for people in general right now. It’s the safest way to keep the virus from spreading.” - Hannah Johnson | Adjunct Faculty, English as a Second Language
“I think it is a good thing because I don’t think we should spread it around. I think that [moving classes online] is going to be easier because I won’t have to spend all my time at school.” - Cassie Santillan | Psychology Major
“I think it should have happened a while ago. I think that delaying closing the campus was definitely a threat to the healthy population. I think it was kind of irresponsible because a lot of other institutions have been pulling the accessibility of their campus, and we are a little bit behind the curve.” - Riley Hudson | Chemistry Major
“I’m a little bit leary because there was a reason I took face-to-face classes, but life happens. You just have to roll with the punches and if there is nothing else that can be done and this is how we are going to lessen the flow of the virus, I’m fine with it.”
- Celidah Porter | Speech Language Pathology Assistant Program
“I think it is somewhat of an overreaction. Obviously there are liability issues, so the campus has to be conservative about how they’re being proactive instead of reactive. I’d rather have an overcorrection rather than not being prepared enough.” - Luke Lockwood | Computer Engineering Major
“It doesn’t really bother me too much, but it does suck for the people who come here a lot and depend on the campus. I’m used to [taking classes online] because I used to do that last semester.” - Dylan Rowe | Kinesiology Major
“I think it is a smart choice because we really don’t know the devastation of this virus just yet. It’s better to get ahead of it rather than see the effects afterwards. I’m worried [about all my classes moving online] because I am a chemistry major and I won’t be able to come into the lab and do those required physical things.” - Catelyn Hoblit | Chemistry Major
“I think it is a little over dramatic in my opinion, but I do understand why they would do it. I know people are scared of the virus, so I guess it makes sense. I think it is overrated because we go through this every other year, there is always some type of virus or disease, and it always passes. I don’t think we will be able to finish our EMT class, so we might just have to come back when all this is over and then either retake the class or continue where we left off.” Jonas Babel-Buckner | Criminal Justice Major
