By Madeline Lanning, Opinion Editor
From in-person to remote classes, students at Susquehanna have had their learning experience put through the ringer. On Nov. 11, students were given the option to leave campus early due to rising COVID-19 cases. Many of us chose this route and have been in front of our computers and attending classes via Zoom ever since.
The rising frustration of being remote has become much more apparent in the weeks leading up to moving in for the spring semester. Students have said course work seems to be piling up and that holding focus while at home is a struggle. In the midst of taking classes online, many students are still working their winter break jobs or helping out around the house and are expected to do so. This however isn’t something they are normally concerned with while attending classes on campus, so stress levels amongst remote learners are on the rise.
While most students are returning to campus during the coming weeks to have classes in-person or hybrid, some chose to stay remote another semester. For those students, they are choosing this route as a way to keep themselves safe from COVID-19. I am moving back to campus with the juniors and couldn’t be happier to be doing so; being in front of my computer for countless hours during the week has put a real damper on my mental and physical health. Anything I can do to improve either of those situations, whether on campus and attending class in a hybrid model or going everyday in-person, I am so ready to do .
For those staying remote or that will be remote until the last weeks of the move-in process die down, though, I must commend you. The strain and confusion of not having that real connection with your classmates and professors must be something unimaginable and I don’t wish it on any of us. These times are unprecedented as I am sure we have all heard a million times by now but it’s true. COVID-19 may send us back to this remote format as soon as we are in-person, one can’t know for sure, but while we are on campus we can do our part to remain safe and ensure we make it as far into the semester as possible.