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SUNY Student Describes Returning From Campus Amid Outbreak

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Lucas Willard
Published March 15, 2020 at 1:34 PM EDT

SUNY and CUNY campuses are now on an extended spring break amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Grace Willard reunites with family cat Lily after returning from SUNY Brockport amid COVID-19 concerns
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Grace Willard reunites with family cat Lily after returning from SUNY Brockport amid COVID-19 concerns

SUNY Brockport in Monroe County has more than 8,000 students and is also where a number of SUNY and CUNY students who were traveling abroad are now being quarantined for their safety.

Lucas Willard's sister Grace is a first-year student at Brockport and came home for spring break on Friday. She will be taking classes online for the remainder of the semester. 

Grace began by describing how she felt about the students being quarantined in dormitory housing on campus. 
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Lucas Willard
Lucas Willard is the Executive Producer of WAMC's Northeast Notebook. After joining the station in 2011, Lucas has held several titles at WAMC, including Berkshire Bureau Chief, Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief, and Assistant News Director.
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