By Payton Tysinger, WRAL contributor
For students at universities around the Triangle, a semester riddled by pandemic-related challenges has concluded. Now, on a winter break that is nearly double its normal length, also due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many students are simply taking time to relax while others push forward with their plans for the future.
“It’s nice not logging into Zoom classes. A lot less screen time.” said Vivian Le, a senior at UNC Chapel Hill.
Since UNC’s winter break commenced just before Thanksgiving, Le has split her time between Chapel Hill, where she works, and her hometown. She gets tested for the coronavirus before each time she returns home to her parents.