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Penn Staters Both Relieved & Concerned By Spring Semester Return To Campus

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Rico Gore | Onward State
By Colleen Nersten
12/30/21 8:20 pm

Many Penn Staters were relieved Thursday evening by the university’s decision to begin the spring semester in person as previously planned.

However, the announcement ultimately led to mixed emotions, as some are worried about locally high COVID-19 hospitalizations and the omicron variant’s growing dominance.

Naturally, Penn Staters took to Twitter to share their thoughts. Here are some of the highlights.

Other Penn Staters voiced their concerns over the university’s decision amid high case numbers at Mount Nittany Medical Center, Centre County’s only hospital.

https://twitter.com/hayleeq8/status/1476716700666060804

Either way, see you in two weeks, folks.

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Colleen Nersten

Colleen is a washed-up biology grad and former associate editor. Her legacy will live on through stories like “10 Questions With State College Sensation ‘Hot UPS Bae’”. If you’re a STEM girlie, this is your sign to take the leap of faith and learn to write. It’s pretty fun. Colleen misses the hate mail and can be reached at [email protected] or via LinkedIn.

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