Future Circumstances

As a UK student I have seen a lot of changes due to covid. Before the semester started, all of my courses for the semester had gotten switched to fully online. Although some other students I have met have few or all in person classes, it varies by professor. There have been a lot of news articles that are contradicting each other, some say cases are rising while others say the numbers are steadily decreasing. Life on campus has also been different for everyone. Walking outside, I personally see many students with no mask in sight, or not covering both their mouth and nose like it is supposed to. Others are following precautions and wearing masks as well as following social distancing. If students and other people on campus continue to not take the protocols and safety measures seriously, then I think spring semester is going to get much more restricted. In my opinion, most professors will probably stick to the format in which they have already chosen for the semester, but next semester is a whole other story. Worst case scenario, undergrad students have to move back out of the dorms and do classes online from home. Best case scenario everyone stays on campus and most classes return to normal with masks and social distancing still in place. I think it is a good plan that the university has the students in sororities and fraternities getting re tested. Considering they are going to be around large groups of people more often the chances of the virus spreading among them are very high. Below there is an article, which is specifically on the covid numbers from The University of Kentucky (UK Covid Numbers). Depending on how you look at the information will depend how you see the possible future situations. In the end all we can do is be prepared.