In Photos | From the Inside Out: Life in Isolation
February 15, 2022 at 4:33 pm
As COVID-19 surges, more and more students living in university-owned housing have to move into isolation housing to halt the spread of the omicron variant. Students, both asymptomatic and symptomatic, are recommended to stay at UC Santa Barbara’s isolation housing in the Club & Guest House, where they are provided with the opportunity to quarantine on campus and recover apart from their high-density dorms.
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- Andersons looks over the glass wall which separates isolation housing and likely unknowing students relaxing on the grass by the Campus Lagoon. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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- Freshman Nicole Kennedy is seen being visited by her friend who drops off a pastry. Many students pay visits to their friends in isolation while keeping their distance from behind the fence. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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- Looking in from the outside of quarantine housing. Upon arrival, students receive a key fob to open the gate and access their room. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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- Students watch as the sky above the isolation courtyard turns pinks and purple during sunset, lifting their spirits. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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- The Club & Guest House located on UCSB’s campus was previously used as a hotel for alumni returning to campus. The former hotel is now used as a center for students to isolate themselves from the heavily populated university-owned housing. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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- A view from the inside of one of the quarantine rooms looks out to the ground floor. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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- Students frequently pick up dropped off orders, avoiding contact with drivers from DoorDash, Gopuff and Uber Eats at the gate when they exhaust the few options offered by the school’s meal service. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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- Lemon tree plots line the ground floor next to the entrance to the rooms where all students in isolation housing are either assigned to a single or a double with a random roommate. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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- The rooms have large windows which face the patio and the Campus Lagoon; here Kennedy is pictured waving goodbye from the second floor as a palm tree reflects on the window. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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- Students in isolation housing with meal plans can place meal service orders starting a day in advance at 3 p.m. and ending at 11 a.m. the day of. This is an example of a lunch, which includes snacks and one main entree. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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- In the bright bathroom, students are provided with soap and toilet paper but are expected to bring their own towel and toiletries. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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- The single rooms provide a spacious king bed, side desks and a piece of artwork. At the end of your stay, you have to place all pillow covers and sheets in a plastic bag to be sanitized. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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- Isolating freshmen Fiona Andersons and Alison Grindstaff are seen social distancing while attending online classes. (Lauryn Cummins / Daily Nexus)
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