Boston University’s new pandemic measures place too much emphasis on student responsibility rather than institutional measures designed to keep students, faculty and service workers safe.
Living on campus edges out living off campus for the security it provides us in an otherwise uncertain, unsafe time. You have more peace of mind living on campus knowing you are with people who are held accountable to the same standards as you.
Boston University’s Fitness and Recreation Center opened its doors for the Spring semester Friday.
Reservations — which can be made up to three days in advance — are required for recreational gym use. Students can reserve one time slot per day for a 90-minute session.
With badge compliance checkpoints gatekeeping BU dining halls, the George Sherman Union and residence halls, technical problems are adding new stresses to students’ daily lives.
BU’s COVID-19 testing and attestation enforcement policy allows faculty to request all students show a green-colored badge indicating compliance with safety requirements before entering class. Some professors teaching in-person classes have been relying on the honor system instead.
