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Face coverings will no longer be required on the UH campus after Gov. Greg Abbott signed an order prohibiting government entities from mandating masks. | Juana Garcia/The Cougar
UH’s COVID-19 policy that required students, faculty, staff and visitors to wear face coverings on campus has been rescinded, effective immediately, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed an order prohibiting government entities from mandating masks on Tuesday afternoon.
The mask policy was put into review last week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines saying those who are fully vaccinated can go maskless in most situations.
Although the policy, which began more than a year ago in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, will no longer be enforced, UH is still encouraging mask-wearing, “especially for individuals who are not fully vaccinated,” said UH spokesperson Shawn Lindsey.
Pets registered in housing increase college experience, students say
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A part of going around campus is seeing people walk their pets outside. While pets on campus may be a common sighting, there is a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into letting animals stay as campus residents.
University policy limits who can have a pet in on-campus housing and establishes a process that every student wanting to have a pet while living in University housing has to go through.
“Generally, having animals of any type in University housing is prohibited,” said UH spokesperson Shawn Lindsey.
<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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