It's been six years since University of Texas at Austin student Haruka Weiser was found murdered on campus. Organizations hope creating a safer area for students will avoid another tragedy like that again.
<figcaption> People gathered on the beach in front of Clayton's Beach Bar during spring break on South Padre Island on Wednesday. After Texas college towns initially emerged as coronavirus hot spots during the beginning of the fall semester, university officials are hoping the same won’t occur after the spring break period. <cite>Credit: Jason Garza for The Texas Tribune</cite>
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People gathered on the beach in front of Clayton s Beach Bar during spring break on South Padre Island on Wednesday. After Texas college towns initially emerged as coronavirus hot spots during the beginning of the fall semester, university officials are hoping the same won’t occur after the spring break period. Credit: Jason Garza for The Texas Tribune
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As many Texas universities take the extraordinary step of canceling or significantly reducing spring break during the pandemic, some schools are hosting on-campus events and continuing the weeklong break in March despite concerns about college students using the time to travel and infect others.