Living Up to Expectations C ollege sits at the forefront of the American coming-of-age experience, with its traditional first-time experiences: moving away from home, meeting friends, trying new cuisine, all-nighters, dates and more.
But in the state of the pandemic with cases in Athens and around the country still on the rise, the experience of moving away to college for the first time has become even more complex. Over 3,000 students returned to live on Ohio University’s campus, some of whom moved into a dorm for the first time. Some of these students have enjoyed their first few weeks on a pandemic-plagued campus, while others felt it hadn’t yet lived up to their expectations.