The Quinnipiac Chronicle, Volume 91, Issue 13

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021 • VOLUME 91 • ISSUE 13

The official student newspaper of Quinnipiac University since 1929

ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL CLEMENT

Anxiety aid

Why sleep is important p.6

SCREENSHOT FROM EVENT

NEWS P.2: SELF-CARE DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH A panel discussed the importance of selfcare for people of color

ILLUSTRATION BY CONNOR LAWLESS

OPINION P.4: BLACK HISTORY MONTH Black history needs to be celebrated for more than one month

MORGAN TENCZA/CHRONICLE (2019)

SPORTS P.10: A MARQUEE WOMAN Grace Markey’s off-ice contributions have enhanced the brand of the program

Students unhappy with Quinnipiac’s hotel quarantine policy By MELINA KHAN Copy Editor

Quinnipiac University COVID-19 quarantine options include a hotel for students to isolate in the event that there is a need for additional space. However, students who have chosen this option are frustrated with the experience. Monique Drucker, vice president and dean of students, said fewer than 10 students have been sent to the Hilton Garden Inn in Wallingford since the policy was implemented last semester. “When possible, we will place students in our quarantine space on campus, however we have a great partnership with the hotel and we have a process in place to make it as smooth as possible for our students who are moved to the hotel,” Drucker said. Hilton Garden Inn’s Wallingford general manager did not respond to the Chronicle’s request for comment. Drucker said that the university covers costs for students as necessary, including a standard room and the cost of meals throughout the stay. Transportation is provided to and from the hotel and students are permitted to go outside for fresh air, similar to quarantine policies on campus.

Aryssa Tyrol, a senior health science studies major, was left feeling unsafe living in on-campus quarantine housing and requested to stay in a hotel instead. Residential Life sent Tyrol to Complex, Quinnipiac’s quarantine dorms, after her prearrival COVID-19 testing kit from Quest Diagnostics was lost in the mail. “I arrived at QU after driving two hours from Massachusetts for them to tell me there’s nothing they can do,” Tyrol said. While she understands mistakes happen in the mail, Tyrol said she disagrees with the school’s response to the situation and decision to turn her away. After paying for a PCR test out of pocket and testing negative, Tyrol was still sent to quarantine where she learned she would be staying in a suite with other students. “This was disturbing to me,” Tyrol said. “Six or eight (I’m not sure because I didn’t leave my bed) random girls from all over packed into one tiny space for all different reasons, some of them could have been exSee HOTEL Page 2

CONNOR LAWLESS/CHRONICLE

Quinnipiac University partnered with the Hilton Garden Inn to provide an option for students to quarantine at the hotel.


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