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Freshmen at UC, XU trying to make the best of school year amid pandemic

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Freshmen at UC, XU trying to make the best of school year amid pandemic
Freshmen at UC, XU trying to make the best of school year amid pandemic

Though they're both in Cincinnati, the school year will look very different at the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University.

ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN TOTHE STUDENTS GOING TO BACK TOPRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLSDURING THE PANDEMIC.

BUTWHAT ABOUT THE BUT WHATABOUT THE COLLEGE KIDS?

WCPO 9NEWS ANCHOR TANYA O'ROURKESPOKE TO TWO FRESHMEN AS THEYTRY TO GO SAFELY BACK TOSCHOOL.THIS IS GEORGIA.

"I'mGeorgia Fosse" SHE'SFROM CHICAGO AND IS INCOMINGFRESHMAN AT XAVIER.

ANDTHIS"Hi Adam"IS ADAM CHILDS -- WHOGREW UP IN CINCINNATI AND WILLBE A FRESHMAN AT UC.BOTH AREEXCITED TO START THEIR COLLEGELIVES.

AT XAVIER, DORMSARE OPEN -- AND CLASSES ARESTILL SCHEDULED TO BE INPERSON..."I know that we aregoing to have our finalsonline.

It's definitely notgoing to be a typicfalsemester, but to me, that'sokay because I'm just happy tobe going to school."BUT ATUC... THE CAMPUS MAY NOT HAVETHE USUAL HUBUB... BECAUSEMOST CLASSES WILL BE ONLINE.AND THAT CONCERNS ADAM."I feellike, you know.

Meeting allyour classmates, you know,meeting a bunch of peoplegoing and and rushingfraternities even, that mightnot happen."PLUS, THIS... ANDTHIS...MAY NOT HAPPEN THISYEAR."If they let us, I willgo to as many bearcat games asI can.

I've always been ahuge fan.""I'm fingers crossedfor basketball season.

Ireally hope that happensbecause I've been lookingforward to that so much."WHEN I INTERVIEWED ADAM, HEDID NOT EVEN KNOW IF HE WOULDGET A DORM ROOM..."since I'mcloser than 50 miles away,technically, they don't haveto give me a spot if theydon't want to." GEORGIAHAS A DORM ROOM... BUT XAVIERIS PLACING RESTRICTIONS ONSTUDENTS.TANYA: "you're comingto Xavier early... are youasked to stay at Xavier thewhole time, like not go backtoChicago?""Yes.

So theycanceled our fall break andany other little breaks we hadin between."TWO VERY DIFFERENTAPPROACHES FOR THE SCHOOLYEAR...TWO YOUNG ADULTS WHOSAY NO MATTER WHAT, THEY WILLTRY TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT."Try to be around as manypoeple as I can within likethier guildines and just tryto make the most of it and nottry to isolate myself when Idon't need to.""Whatever Ihave to do, I will do it justto be sure that I get thatin-person experience."

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