of individual liberty. poppy? eva mckenn, thank you for the reporting. things are not any easier at colleges across the country from remote classes to quarantining. once back on campus. omicron is making this semester anything but normal at the university level. alexandra field talks to students about how they are faring. reporter: at the start of yet another semester, the fifth now of its kind, covid is creating more challenges for colleges and universities across the country. challenges are really beginning to learn to live with the fact that we will have virus on campus. reporter: cornell university hit hard by an explosion of omicron cases in december is shut down their campus early before the holiday break. they ll start the new semester with two weeks of remote learning. we recognize that we can t eradicate covid. but we still want to limit it on campus and, in particular, protect vulnerable individuals. reporter: universities and colleges now making a flurry of las