Starting June 28, fully vaccinated people at will no longer need to wear masks on Penn State campuses . Those who are fully protected against COVID-19 also
While most rent-paying, off-campus students opted to return to State College during Penn State’s remote learning period, some did not.
In fact, all three of my roommates opted to stay home and leave me to fend for myself in our apartment. Why, you might ask? Because they live in places like sunny Florida, Texas, or literally anywhere else, because it’s better than the brutal State College tundra.
Follow along for an extremely realistic (and lonely!) day in the life of one of our staffers living without her roommates.
Pre-Arrival
While I was excited to return to Penn State, my future began to look bleak when I received a warning message in our apartment GroupMe.