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US Colleges Close Early for Winter Break as Virus Cases Rise

Well-known colleges and universities in the United States announced this week that they will end the first part of the school year early because of a rise in COVID-19 cases. They will also move final tests out of classrooms and onto computers.

Princeton University and Cornell University are part of the group that is closing school early. Students traditionally leave school for about one month after December exams.

Both Cornell and Princeton say nearly all of their students are vaccinated1 against COVID-19.

At Syracuse University in central New York, students will need to get a booster shot before coming back to school in January.

The schools also said some of the COVID-19 cases are from the Omicron variant2 first found in southern Africa in November.

Kent Syverud is one of the top leaders at Syracuse University. Until recently, he said, the school was feeling good about the part of the school year that starts in January.

"But Omicron has changed that," he said. He added that the school will try to keep students and teachers safe until more is known about the variant.

Mallika Gore3 is a student at Syracuse University from India. She spoke4 with VOA in early November for a story about her experience at school this year.

On Wednesday, she said she already has her booster shot, but she has some classmates from other countries who may not be able to get a booster before they go home. They will have to return to the U.S. early because boosters are not yet available where they live.

Gore said her parents wonder if she should come back to the U.S. in January.

"They have been reading the news," she said. "There are some articles saying it is supposed to peak in January."

"For me, it's the worry that if I come, what will be changed? I hope I don't have to, mid-semester, go back to my country. So, I think that's the worry."

The Associated Press news agency reports that over 20 colleges recently told their students and teachers to get boosters.

Universities throughout the U.S., including Boston University and the University of New Mexico, have asked people on their campus to get boosters.

The drug company Pfizer recently said a booster of their vaccine5 helps protect against Omicron.

Emily O'Brien is a first-year student at the University of Massachusetts, where most students are vaccinated. She said she was already planning to get a booster, but if the university requires it, more of her classmates will get a third shot.

O'Brien and her classmates will need to take a virus test before coming back to school in January.

Students at Middlebury College in Vermont recently went back to taking classes by video. At the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, students are no longer allowed to gather except for classes.

The Cornell University COVID-19 website reported over 800 cases in the week ending December 13. There are more than 20,000 students at Cornell.

The school's student newspaper reports that Omicron came up in some tests, which is one reason for the decision to move the final exams out of classrooms.

The school also asked students to be sure they had a negative test before going home.

Martha Pollack is the Cornell president. She called the change "extremely dispiriting" in a message to students.

On Wednesday, New York University said it was canceling all sports events, parties and study groups.

Gore said it will be "frustrating6" if her school imposes7 restrictions8 on in-person classes when she returns in January.

However, she said she is trying to think positively9 about the future.

"We have this virus, we know this is not going to go away soon," she said. "What can we do so we are still being safe but we are making the most of our college experience?"

Words in This Story

booster – n. an extra amount of a substance (called a vaccine) that is injected with a needle into a person or animal to help protect against a particular disease

variant – n. something that is different in some way from others of the same kind

peak – adj. at the highest point or level

semester – n. one of two usually 18-week periods that make up an academic year at a school or college

despiriting – adj. causing a loss of hope or enthusiasm

frustrating – adj. causing feelings of anger and annoyance


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1 vaccinated 8f16717462e6e6db3389d0f736409983     
[医]已接种的,种痘的,接种过疫菌的
参考例句:
  • I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
  • Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗?
2 variant GfuzRt     
adj.不同的,变异的;n.变体,异体
参考例句:
  • We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段,提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
  • In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种,是数据驱动的测试。
3 gore gevzd     
n.凝血,血污;v.(动物)用角撞伤,用牙刺破;缝以补裆;顶
参考例句:
  • The fox lay dying in a pool of gore.狐狸倒在血泊中奄奄一息。
  • Carruthers had been gored by a rhinoceros.卡拉瑟斯被犀牛顶伤了。
4 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
5 vaccine Ki1wv     
n.牛痘苗,疫苗;adj.牛痘的,疫苗的
参考例句:
  • The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
  • She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。
6 frustrating is9z54     
adj.产生挫折的,使人沮丧的,令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧
参考例句:
  • It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间,真令人懊恼。
  • It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 imposes e19c7ef2d1ba91e366bc89cf5c00530a     
强迫( impose的第三人称单数 ); 勉强(某人做某事); 推行; [印刷]把…装版
参考例句:
  • The school imposes a very regimented lifestyle on its students. 学校将非常死板的生活方式强加给学生。
  • The Act imposes more stringent regulations on atmospheric pollution. 法案对大气污染作出更为严格的规定。
8 restrictions 81e12dac658cfd4c590486dd6f7523cf     
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
参考例句:
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
9 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
参考例句:
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

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