UC San Diego has erected four large, outdoor tents near the center of campus to give students a place to study and listen to lectures that would pose little risk of exposing people to the novel coronavirus. The 80-foot-by-60-foot outdoor classrooms can accommodate up to 50 students — strikingly different than indoor lecture halls, where 200-student classes are held. Several thousand UCSD students are currently taking one or more classes in person. Everyone else is taking courses entirely online. School officials are considering an expansion of its already large testing program, and might let students administer nose swab tests themselves.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 08, 2020 20:15 UTC