Campuses are safe, lonely places to live for some students
Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post
Dec. 29, 2020
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1of3Omaya Torres walks through the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia on Dec. 20, 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by Eileen BlassShow MoreShow Less
2of3Omaya Torres looks out the window of her dorm room at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia on Dec. 20, 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by Eileen BlassShow MoreShow Less
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To see friends this fall, Omaya Torres had to improvise. She couldn t bring them into her dorm on campus, a pandemic rule that was strictly enforced. While a security guard watched at the entrance, a card-operated gate would open, then swiftly lock closed behind her, and a sensor would set off a warning alarm if another person tried to slip through.