Notre Dame admissions surpassing enrollment goals despite coronavirus concern

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@ArtsyKidDad

While D was taking her SAT in a HS in South Bend on 8/29, we took the opportunity to drive/walk through the Notre Dame campus. I don’t think we saw a single mask, except for our own.
We took it as an example of personal and religious beliefs influencing the COVID (in)actions. Not necessary being anti-science but the firm conviction that it is all in God’s hands and our small silly human efforts, like masks, are almost offensive to Him. With this kind of a mindset, infections don’t change anything.

LOL I am familiar with one sophomore at ND and I can assure you you made the wrong assumption about him, his friends and the faculty he interacts with. Were you observing people outside and more than 6 feet from each other? When we dropped off said sophomore in early August every person we saw inside and many we saw outside even distant from others were wearing masks. ND’s positive cases have been mostly in the single digits for the past few weeks. They have in person classes. Only students, faculty and staff are allowed at football games.And they are doing a fantastic job of coming up with ways for the students to safely enjoy socializing and activities without having to leave the campus bubble. The president’s poor decision especially in the wake of the expectations placed on the students is another matter and I won’t comment on that.