College students adjust to new normal off-campus

College students just want to live it up, while their local hangouts have had to adjust due to the pandemic.

I'M A KID AT THE END OFTHE DAY.

IUNDERSTAND THEPRECAUTIONS ANDEVERYTHING., BUT IFWE STAY SAFE, I THINKPARTIES SHOULD GOON."WELCOME TOCOLLEGE, IN THE AGEOF COVID ...GOOD EVENING I'MASHLEY ROWE.

INLESS THAN THREEDAYS, CAMPUS LIFEWILL BE THRIVINGONCE AGAIN ...WITHTHOUSANDS OFCOLLEGE STUDENTSADDING TO THEHUSTLE AND BUSTLEOF WESTERN NEWYORK ...COLLEGE STUDENTSMAKE UP A BIG CHUNKOF OUR COMMUNITYMORE THAN 31-THOUSAND STUDENTSARE ENROLLED AT THEUNIVERSITY ATBUFFALO ... MORETHAN 86-HUNDRED ATBUFFALO STATE AND32-HUNDRED ATCANISIUS COLLEGE.THE TRICKY TASKNOW, KEEPINGCOVID-19 OFF AREACAMPUSES, WHICHWILL BE EASIER SAIDTHAN DONE.THIS WEEK --GOVERNOR CUOMO,SETTING THETHRESHOLD FORCOLLEGES IF ACLUSTER OF CASESDEVELOP.THEY WILL HAVE TOCANCEL IN-PERSONCLASSES IF A SCHOOLHAS 100 CASES... OR IFIT IMPACTS 5-PERCENTOF THE CAMPUSPOPULATION.BUT IS PANDEMICPARTYING... DESTINEDTO DOOM THE FALLSEMESTER?TONIGHT, ADAMUNGER, TALKING TORETURNINGSTUDENTS AT APOPULAR COLLEGEHANG-OUT --HIS STORY, ASCOLLEGES LOOK TOHEAD, SAFELY BACKTO SCHOOL ...1:12: KEITH DICKES--UB CLASS OF 2021BARS ANDRESTAURANTS LIKETHE STEER HAVE HADTO ADJUST TO THEPANDEMIC.

AND IT'SAN ADJUSTMENT THATRETURNING COLLEGESTUDENTS WILL HAVETO MAKE, TOO.INCLUDING NO MORE 4A-M NIGHTS."NOW WE'RE OPEN TILJUST MIDNIGHT.

LASTORDER IN,M LASTCUSTOMER IN, AND IFFOOD'S NOT ORDEREDBY THAT POINT, WECLOSE DOWNSHORTLY THEREAFTERONE O'CLOCK.

SO NOMORE LATE NIGHTSANYMORE FOR US."FOR U-B'S CLASS OF20-21, IT'S FINALLY ACHANCE TO GO OUTTO PLACES THEY'VEHEARD SO MUCHABOUT.

AND THEY'RESTILL HAPPY TO HAVETHE CHANCE.

BUTSOME AREN'T QUITESURE WHY."IT'S WEIRD THAT IT'SWORSE NOW ANDWE'RE BACK INSCHOOL.

SO THATDOESN'T REALLY MAKESENSE BUT I'M HAPPYTO BE BACK."JULIA GOTKIN AND HERROOMMATES NEEDEDCHIPS AND SALSA TOHAVE A DRINK AT THESTEER.

AND WHILETHE STATEREGULATIONSFRUSTRATE COLLEGESTUDENTS, IT MAKESIT EASIER FORBUSINESSES TO KEEPTRACK OFCUSTOMERS."NOBODY LIKES TOSAY NO, THAT'S NOTWHAT WE'RE INBUSINESS FOR, BUTTHE REALITY IS YOUCAN'T CONTROLPEOPLE ONCETHEY'VE HAD THREEOR FOUR DRINKS ANDTHEY'RE RELAXING,AND IT MAKES IT MOREDIFFICULT."BUT SOME STUDENTSDON'T SEE IT THATWAY.

THEY'REWILLING TO WEARMASKS AND FOLLOWGUIDELINES AS IF ITWERE ARESTAURANT.

JUSTMUCH LATER INTO THENIGHT.

INSTEAD OFGOING TO HOUSESDON'T HAVE SETREGULATIONS."HOW MANY PEOPLEARE GOING TO BEAROUND?

IF YOUSTAYWITH YOUR PEOPLEAND YOU DON'T DODUMB MISTAKES, ITHINK WE COULDHAVE A SUCCESSFULSCHOOL YEAR."SO JUST LIKE THERESTAURANT SCENE,THE BARS ARE GOINGTO BE A LOTDIFFERENT FORCOLLEGE STUDENTSTHIS FALL.

BUT IT'SAN ADJUSTMENTTHEY'RE WILLING TOMAKE INSTEAD OFGOING REMOTE AGAIN."I DO FEEL BAD FORTHE FRESHMEN AND IFEEL BAD FOR THEMTHAT THEDOFF CAMPUS ANDHAVE TO GO BACKHOME AND NOANY STUDENTSYTHEY'VE ONMONDAY.

INBUFFALO, ADAMUNG