SU requiring on-campus students to be tested before returning 3 months 1 week 1 day ago Wednesday, January 06 2021 Jan 6, 2021 January 06, 2021 7:30 PM January 06, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE – With COVID-19 cases on the rise in the state, and college students returning to class in the coming weeks Southern University has a new requirement for students living on campus: they have to get tested before returning. “We’re just trying to make this semester safer than last. This is all new to us so we are evolving to the safest campus as possible during this COVID climate,” said Tracie Abraham, the Director of Residential Life and Housing.