One thing that seems to be a bit lost in all the college and university pandemic re-opening plans is that we're actually trusting people in their late teens and early 20s to make good decisions, and act responsibly during a global pandemic. Based on my experiences as a teenager and college kid alone, it's a pretty foolish idea – one that's almost as absurd as trusting grown adults.
But don't take my "Man Yelling At Cloud" word for it. According to Oklahoma State's newspaper – The Daily O'collegian – other people are worried about college students doing college student stuff during a global pandemic that's killing their grandparents at an alarming rate:
