The coronavirus pandemic has profoundly changed the college experience for students
Grab-and-go dinners, no weekend parties, and gym visits by appointment.
College students used to travel in packs. But in this strange, subdued semester, they often keep a wary distance, robbing campus life of many spontaneous connections that throw strangers together and sometimes lead to lifelong friendships.
As colleges in the Boston area settle into their first full COVID semester, students have been forced to learn new rules (gathering with more than 10 people is a sure way to get disciplined and even kicked out) and develop tedious new routines (scheduling a coronavirus test every few days).
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