A radio-television-film freshman started a petition Sept. 1 asking the University to change its policy and inform all residents of positive cases in residence halls.
As COVID-19 keeps many professors and kids at home for virtual schooling, UT professors have adjusted to take on caring for their children during the work day.
Students like architecture junior Damini Sayeed can no longer pull all-nighters in the architecture studio where students create models of buildings and structures.
The Daily Texan gathered information from all the institutions on how they are screening community members for COVID-19 symptoms, testing for the virus and reporting case numbers.
Since there are only three free sessions, therapists at UT’s Anxiety and Stress Clinic will focus on practicing tools tailored for each person’s issues.
Calculating the number of COVID-19 tests administered through University Health Services and their average positivity rate would be too complex because of pop-up testing sites and other rules about self-reporting, UHS said.
UTPD Chief David Carter said isolation and quarantine are stressors for people, and UTPD encourages the UT community to engage with on-campus mental health resources such as the CHMC.
