Will the University of Kentucky Stay Open?

Based off what I have seen and heard on campus, I personally believe that the University of Kentucky will stay open for the entire first semester. Yes, I have heard about the breakouts. However, most of the time at least, the people I see on campus each day are following the guidelines. Very rarely do I see someone without a mask on or in a group that looks too large.

There has only been one situation that I have seen as something that would be against the guidelines. In my previous post, I discussed a mishap at Jewell Hall. There was a fire alarm pulled and the situation was not Covid friendly whatsoever. Students were pushed together in stairways and all 740 residents were grouped together outside in very close proximity. Some even went without masks. I am not sure how many students living in Jewell Hall have or have had Covid, but I would think to trace it back to that day.

You would think that the fire alarm situation would cause me to think we will be sent home. However, I believe that if the students that are testing positive for Covid are asymptomatic, we should not be worried. The only negative to college students being asymptomatic is that they do not know if they are spreading the virus. Because of this, I feel as if faculty and students should have the option to stay home, which they do. Instead of sending all of us home, we should continue to have the option as to whether or not we want to open ourselves up to the virus. I think that this will be the best option for the university and everyone here.