Students retrieving their belongings from campus
by Alena Masterson
(Photo: Daily Pennsylvanian – Sukhmani Kaur)
FPU students now have to wait until May to retrieve any of their belongings they left on campus that are not deemed essential.
Senior Julia Cormier said, “I would like to get my stuff before May” Residential life has said students can request to retrieve only essential items from campus, such as medication or textbooks.
“All of my bedding is still there and I don’t have my own at home, as well as all of my kitchen and bathroom necessities” said Cormier.
For Southern New Hampshire University sophomore, Allyson Muller she received an email on March 27th, assigning her a date and time to come and pick up her possessions. She was given a two-hour window to completely move out of her apartment.
They only allowed the students to bring one person to help them move their belongings in order to limit that amount of people coming. Muller had to check in with a staff member who had chairs separating them ensuring they were six feet apart. When she was done, she signed out and gave back her key.
“I had wished they would have allowed us to get our belongings earlier on, but for the most part I think they did all they could do” Muller said. Even though there weren’t many people she still worried about people not being honest if they had symptoms and thus putting others at risk by coming in contact with them, during move out.
Kiera Garret, a sophomore from Roger Williams University, thought her school was very flexible by offering multiple dates to clear out their dorms. Students could have either late in March or if those who wished to wait out the virus or lived far away could come in May.
To ensure that people were following the rules, there were police officers lined up outside of the dorms. “I think this was a safe and effective way, especially with the police officers lined outside” Garret said, “I really didn’t come into contact with many people.”
Alena Masterson has been writing articles on the current impact that the COV19 virus has had on college students. Adjusting to online classes has brought on new meaning for procrastination but still have been keeping up.
