Students Grow Restless While Waiting For Penn State Coronavirus Announcement
As Penn Staters are just days away from supposedly returning to campus from spring break, more and more are growing frustrated waiting for communication from the university on its response to the global coronavirus outbreak.
Dozens of schools across the country, including Harvard, Ohio State, Michigan State, and Maryland, have announced plans to lengthen spring break while teaching students exclusively through online classes, with some going so far as to throw in the towel altogether and suspend the semester.
Naturally, Penn State students took to Twitter to voice their frustrations regarding the university’s lack of communication.
Penn state loves being reactive to everything instead of proactive ?
— Adriana Lacy ? (@Adriana_Lacy) March 11, 2020
I will be calling on President Eric Barron & Provost Nick Jones to RESIGN if even ONE PERSON contracts Coronavirus in the University Park area. @penn_state
— marge (@margegram56) March 11, 2020
I can’t imagine living beyond driving distance and just… not knowing??? One of the largest public universities in the nation with kids from all over, and they haven’t said a word. They love them some chaos, don’t they?!?!
— Mitch Stewart (@mitchystew) March 11, 2020
— Dom Zipfel (@dominicz16) March 11, 2020
@penn_state if y’all are cancelling: can you make it clear if we will be refunded partial room and board, meal plan points, as well as if we will be able to get into our dorms to get belongings?
— mads(@MaddieBonk) March 11, 2020
Enjoying spring break hiding in my house waiting to hear from psu on the now-declared pandemic like pic.twitter.com/MClZnKOUAE
— Sarah (@smgrebs_) March 11, 2020
@penn_state Don’t make classes online pls
— Kavond (@KavondJones) March 11, 2020. I’m tryna see my gang.
. I’m tryna see my gang.As you can see, the folks are pissed. Buckle up, Penn State. We might be waiting for a while.
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