As US reopens, campuses tighten restrictions for virus
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About a year into mask mandates, nasal swabs and remote classes, the atmosphere turned tense at the University of Vermont as the school cracked down on rules for social distancing and face coverings amid a spike in student COVID-19 cases.
"You start to feel suffocated, like I’m afraid to leave my room," freshman Patrick Welsh said in an interview on campus. Even as restrictions relax across much of the country, colleges and universities have taken new steps to police campus life as the virus spreads among students who are among the last adults to get access to vaccines. Administrators say they've needed to act urgently to avoid risking an early end to the semester or sending infected students home and spreading COVID-19.More Related News