Quarantine on a College Campus

<p><em>This episode contains strong language.</em></p><p>Infected with the coronavirus and separated from their peers in special dorms, some college students have taken to sharing their quarantine experiences on TikTok.</p><p>In some videos posted to the social media app, food is a source of discontent; one student filmed a disappointing breakfast — warm grape juice, an unripe orange, a “mystery” vegan muffin and an oat bar. Others broach more profound issues like missed deliveries of food and supplie.</p><p>It was within this TikTok community that Natasha Singer, our business technology reporter, found 19-year-old Zoie Terry, a sophomore at the University of Alabama, who was one of the first students to be sequestered at her college’s isolation facility.</p><p>Today, we speak to Ms. Terry about her experience and explore what it tells us about the reopening of colleges. </p><p>Guest: Natasha Singer, a technology reporter for The New York Times, spoke with Zoie Terry, a sophomore at the University of Alabama. </p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily </a></p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Across America, colleges that have reopened for in-person teaching are<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/business/colleges-coronavirus-dormitories-quarantine.html?searchResultPosition=1?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> struggling to contain the spread of the coronavirus</a>. To this end, the institutions are using one of the oldest infection control measures: quarantine.</li><li>While universities in other states were closing their doors, the University of Alabama opened up to students, banking on its<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/business/alabama-uab-coronavirus-tests.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> testing and technology program</a> to prevent an outbreak.</li></ul>