“I think they made the decision because people are impatient,” Jordan Mazzarella, a fourth-year English education major, said. “I’m still going to wear mine, but it’s up to other people if they want to wear theirs.”
“I think it’s maybe not a good idea until we’re entirely sure that we’re safe,” Jenna Aranda, a third-year theater major, said. “I’ve still been wearing my mask in classrooms.”
“I think a lot of people are really relieved that it’s lifted,” Alex Toscano, a first-year computer science major, said. “I won’t wear mine because it’s uncomfortable and other people aren’t wearing it as well.”
“I think it’s really selfish to lift the mask mandate,” Wesley Leong, a third-year economics major, said. “I live with older people and I feel that the decision is really unfair for the minority of people that may be vulnerable.”
“I’m conflicted myself because the pandemic is still going on, but it’s definitely a new world that we’re living in,” Ryan Nieto, a first-year illustration and pre-production major, said. “A part of me wishes there was more protection like contact tracing.”