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East to West: Nov. 22, 2021

East to West: Nov. 22, 2021

Veronica Thompson November 22, 2021

Enjoy the break! Today on East to West, we cover BU’s Thanksgiving Break COVID-19 guidelines, a Wheelock seminar on different generational teaching styles, MFA workers striking and more.    Click...

Due to early closures of COVID-19 testing locations on Wednesday, some Boston University students became non-compliant. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

On-campus students unable to take COVID-19 tests over Thanksgiving

Kate Sandage November 30, 2020
Some students on BU’s campus became non-compliant this Thanksgiving. BU’s COVID-19 testing centers closed early Wednesday for the holiday, causing confusion and preventing students staying on campus over break from getting tested. 
On Wednesday, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced the state would provide free COVID-19 testing sites in eight cities seeing higher numbers of positive cases, as part of efforts to help control the spread of the virus. COURTESY OF U.S. ARMY STAFF SGT. MARY JUNELL VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Baker provides free testing in eight cities

Kyla Denisevich July 11, 2020
Chelsea, Everett, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Marlborough and New Bedford will have free testing sites from July 10 to August 14.
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