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College students began arriving in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in early March for annual spring festivities amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Observers seeing recent reports of crowds of maskless young people, many presumed to be college students, partying on Florida beaches for spring break may have had flashbacks to March 2020, when the scenes were much the same, just weeks after the coronavirus pandemic had been declared and colleges were hastily throwing together plans to keep potentially infected students away from campus.
Students at the time were either unaware of the risks that the virus posed or blatantly disregarding those risks, as they reveled in Miami and Daytona Beach. Some people may have been surprised to see the same behaviors being repeated this year, albeit with greater public knowledge about the virus and as the new vaccines are being administered to people across the country. Experts tracking student behavior during the pandemic were not at all
California students paid $100 not to travel over Easter Spring Break
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While students say they ll be avoiding the beach this year, hotel occupancy has approached near-pandemic levels. Photo / File, AP
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The University of California, Davis is offering students US$75 ($104) to be used for staycations to encourage them to avoid nonessential travel during spring break.
Students who choose to stay home during the March 22-26 break will get the money in gift cards. Student response has been awesome, the university said in statement. The idea behind this was to provide a positive incentive for students to follow public health guidance, Sheri Atkinson, associate vice chancellor for student affairs, told the
California university paying students $75 to avoid travel during spring break
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Mrak Hall, administrative center of UC Davis, Davis, California. Taken February 11, 2015.
DAVIS, Calif. - The University of California, Davis is offering students $75 to be used for staycations to encourage them to avoid nonessential travel during spring break.
Students who choose to stay home during the March 22-26 break will get the money in gift cards. Student response has been awesome, the university said in statement. The idea behind this was to provide a positive incentive for students to follow public health guidance, Sheri Atkinson, associate vice chancellor for student affairs, told the Los Angeles Times.