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USD moves to weekly COVID-19 testing

As a result of the spike in COVID-19 cases at the beginning of the semester, USD is now requiring all students to return back to weekly COVID-19 testing, as was required the first couple of weeks of the spring semester. An email sent by Donald Godwin, Ph.D., assistant vice president and dean of students, on Feb.18 announced a new testing protocol that included a return to weekly testing in order to prevent large spikes in COVID-19 cases. The new testing protocol also now requires students who do not live on campus but plan to visit campus to get tested weekly as well.

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COVID Cases Spike at USD

After just three weeks on campus, USD recorded over 200 positive COVID-19 cases amongst students and has run out of space to house students who require isolation. We talk to Vice President Dr. Carmen Vazquez and Dean of Students Dr. Donald Godwin about the University’s response. We also get a student’s perspective on what it is like to live in school-mandated quarantine.

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USD must modify COVID-19 policies

College in the middle of a pandemic is a painful struggle — many students never imagined that there would be a momentous world event that defined their academic career. A transition to online learning was thought to be a quick fix to a temporary setback, but as the one-year mark of online learning quickly approaches, it has proven to be more of a permanent solution. USD has a very comprehensive plan to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on campus that looks good on paper, but is not practical in reality. In practice, it pushes students to hang out off campus in non COVID-safe environments that the university cannot control.

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