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College life during a pandemic

Sep. 04, 2020 Education

Cameron Johnson says she decided to live on-campus at UC Berkeley because she wanted a quiet place to focus on her studies. Photo credit: Elise Johnson

Colleges nationwide have been starting classes over the past few weeks. Some are in-person. Most are virtual. Since the pandemic began, more than 50,000 COVID-19 cases occurred at more than 1000 colleges, according to the New York Times. KCRW talks to students from UC Irvine and UC Berkeley about what on-campus life is like for them.

From this Episode:

Zoom classes, no dorm parties, daily symptom checks: Living on-campus during the pandemic

KCRW talks to students from UC Irvine and UC Berkeley about life on campus this fall during the pandemic.

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