Austin Rankin: “I feel that the school is acting very responsibly. It’s pretty hard to control such a widespread disease, but at the same time, they are limiting the amount of exposure that the school comes in contact to.”
Sydnie Lookingbill: “I’m glad we get to go to class, and I think that the mask in the building, that’s an easy accommodation to have to get to go to class and see everybody and still feel like I’m in college.”
Kaylin Blatchford: “I think with a little bit, it’s overboard. Like, with the band and how we still wear masks and cover everything because we are outside, and any social event we still go outside, and you can take your mask off as long as you are a safe distance. In band, I feel like we do that anyways, so I think that’s a little overboard. Besides that, I like how we do it inside until we understand that everything is clear. I don’t think that anything is overboard.”
Wacey Dorenkamp: “I think that it’s fine up to the point where the masks are a mandate in the buildings. I think that they should roll it back to just recommended for everybody, because we’re all young adults here, so why shouldn’t we be able to make our own choices and kind of take our health into our own hands? That’s kind of the whole point of college is being able to finally be independent.”
Duncan Brown: “You can always do more, but there’s a line that you don’t want to cross when it comes to restrictions. We’re not really the age group that’s at risk. It’s more our family members and certain populations that are at risk, so I think that they found a nice balance.”
Landry Gaddy: “I think Northwestern has done a great job responding to the pandemic by implementing policies to keep students safe while allowing us to have a great experience. I appreciate all the hard work the faculty and staff have put into our campus in order to allow students to participate in in-person classes and campus activities.”
Kenny Miller: “At first, I kind of didn’t know how it was going to last because of what we see around. I definitely have faith in it now that we’re here. I really think that they did a great job with it. Everybody staying socially distanced in class. You feel safe, and they’ve even got signs about everybody spreading apart. I definitely think we’ll make it through the semester if everyone follows it.”
Kathryn Baugh: “I think that Northwestern is doing the best that they can with the limited knowledge that they have. I do think that we are a smaller school and we’re kind of secluded. The closest large town is an hour and 20 minutes, and that should become a factor handling this pandemic.”
