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International and domestic students prepare for a remote semester
Students want USC to arrange "Study Away" programs at partnered universities. USC announced fully remote instruction for the fall 2020 semester Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Ling Luo) USC students are concerned about the remote Fall 2020 semester. Local students who do not wish to take online classes have submitted their leave of absences (LOA).
Global Citizens In A Global Pandemic: Chinese International Students In 2020
Originally published by US-China Today on July 17, 2020. Written by Vespera Luo. “I knew it,” said Ric Xian, a University of Southern California student from Beijing, China. “I just thought with everything we had gone through so far, we are not going to lose our [student] visa in 2020.” On the fourth day of his 14-day quarantine in Qingdao, China, Xian saw the breaking news headline on a phone alert and went back to sleep without even opening the link.
USC’s Chinese community expresses concerns for fall return to campus
Quality of education, cost, health, and US-China relations are among the top concerns. International travelers wait outside the Tom Bradley Terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) By: Ronny Hu, Vespera Luo, and Beatrice Gao 9:46 AM Academics, health and finance are the top three concerns for international students debating whether they will return to campus in the fall.
Students on campus rely on Everybody’s Kitchen as coronavirus continues to spread
Students and parents call for more food options at the dining hall. Everybody's Kitchen is a student dining hall located adjacent to Birnkrant and New Residential Colleges. (Photo courtesy of USC Hospitality) The coronavirus has impacted how Everybody’s Kitchen (EVK), the only dining hall remaining open on campus while classes have moved online, serves its food. On March 17, as a reinforcement to its earlier social distancing requirements, EVK announced it will only serve three students at a time.
USC campus food services limited to one dining hall and takeout in response to coronavirus threat
Everybody’s Kitchen remains the only dining hall available for students on campus. Students entering Everybody's Kitchen Dining Hall. When students entered the Everybody’s Kitchen Dining Hall on Monday morning, the cashier counted the number of people in line to decide how many could be let in. Only five students could stay in the line at the same time, and they all had to exit through the backdoor. While in line, students ordered food, which the staff members put into takeaway boxes.
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