Vassar College is experiencing a rise in Covid-19 cases, with more than 140 new students and 15 employees testing positive over the last two weeks.
According to a report from Miscellany News, the college”™s student newspaper, the Vassar Student Association (VSA) has been asked by the school”™s leadership to review Covid-19 policies.
“The recent spike in Covid-19 cases following several large-scale events has stirred renewed anxiety surrounding Covid-19 management,” said VSA President Julián Aguilar. “And thus, requests from some students for a return to the types of policies imposed early in the then-pandemic stage of Covid-19 ”“ pods, mandatory testing and masking, daily symptom reporting, take-out dining, and off-campus isolation, among others.”
The VSA Senate met on Feb. 12 but did not reach a recommendation. Aguilar stated the VSA will hold additional meetings on the issue.
According to Dr. Carlos Alamo-Pastrana, dean of the college, “Cases are not increasing currently, and it is difficult to predict what might happen for the rest of the semester. At the moment, we do not have indications of changing policies.”
