As COVID lingers, WSU moves in first wave of Pullman students for the new year
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I m really excited : Thousands of Washington State University students move back to campus
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The majority of WSU Pullman on-campus housing will be open in the fall semester with the exception of some facilities.
There are currently over 4,200 students planning to live on campus in the fall, which includes incoming freshmen and sophomores who were unable to live on campus last year, said Brandon Brackett, director of Housing and Residence Life.
“It’s going to be a pretty full campus,” said Brackett. “Gannon-Goldsworthy will be offline and maybe the McEachern halls, but most of [the buildings] will be online at this point.”
WSU plans to continue utilizing McEachern East as an isolation hall for those with COVID-19, Brackett said.
Former Regents RA Hailey Chamberlain said RA training happens over a two-week period.
The training included a section that focused on what to do in different situations involving mental health, such as depression, stress, anxiety, suicide and more.
Chamberlain said RAs did different mock scenarios where they would talk residents through difficult situations.
“It was hard doing it the first time because we didn’t really know what to do, but then they would critique us on it and tell us how to better approach the situation,” she said.
Chamberlain said RAs were taught specific guiding points to use during hard conversations, as well as recognizing when more advanced help is needed.