The University of Maine has been dealing with COVID-19 restrictions for over two years and many students may be sick of them, but these restrictions are for all future health and safety on campus. is required for

If students living on campus test positive for COVID-19, they have nowhere to go, I have no choice but to go to the cafeteria and sit around everyone to eat. A student is only allowed her 6 takeaway vouchers per semester and can eat outside the dining room.

If you don’t feel well, you don’t want to sit down and eat with a lot of people. This can force many students to skip meals at a time when getting nutrients into their bodies is more important than ever.

6 vouchers only Three meals a day covers meals for two full days. The CDC recommends a five-day quarantine for him. If you have COVID-19 and you have used up all your vouchers in her first two days, your only option is to stay on campus. Eat in the cafeteria during the period You should be in quarantine or starving.

UMaine Dining offers what they call Get Well Meals.However, as with to-go vouchers, It makes no sense when it comes to COVID-19. Get Well Meals can only be signed by students–For 3 meals, a representative is required to pick up and deliver the food, Many students may not have one.

I understand that colleges assume that if they allow students to take food home, they will lose money because they will take advantage of it. However, in terms of COVID-19 and illness, if a student is sick and doesn’t want to sit around someone or spread the illness to more people, allow them to eat in their room. need to do it.

But more broadly than COVID-19, it is important to the overall health of our students. Eat three meals a day, both mentally and physically. Allowing students to take their meals home makes meals more accessible to more students. It’s easier to eat breakfast before morning classes or lunch between afternoon classes.

College is hard and staying healthy in a new environment is hard. Often the student feels socially exhausted, tired and in need of some time alone for at least her week. Going to a cafeteria and eating with a large group of people does not solve this problem. A university should not force a student to choose her three meals a day over the health of other students.