May 5 marks the end of the the spring semester. The last day of classes on campus is usually a time of celebration, but because of COVID-19, students are experiencing a very different LDOC this year.
Staff writer Sabrina Ortiz asked UNC students, “What are your plans for LDOC this semester?”
Sarah Austin, sophomore nursing major
“This year on LDOC, I plan to relax before I start studying for my exams in the next coming days. I probably will have to work that night. But after that — instead of doing homework — I will probably watch movies or go to bed early so I can be prepared to wake up for the next few days and start studying for finals.”
Taika Sorjonen, first-year political science and studio art major
“So I am not really doing a lot for LDOC since COVID, and I am also a first year so I don’t really know all of the traditions. And frankly my due dates are piling up on me so quickly that I don’t think I’ll be doing anything special. But I have heard of seniors and juniors reminiscing on their traditions on LDOC, and I have seen a lot of virtual events planned, but personally since I don’t have any ties to those traditions, I am kinda just going to class.”
Andres Otero, junior public policy major with a history and health and society minor
“This LDOC, I am going to a friend’s place. We are going to order take-out from Que Chula and just hang out and eat dinner and all that. It is definitely going to look different because of COVID, but I am glad since we are all fully vaccinated and its only a couple of us that we will be able to get together and celebrate after a really stressful semester.”
Jordan Mason, senior advertising and public relations major with an education minor
