On a tour of Political Expansionstudents reported that, although there are sanitary protocols in the faculties, it is the students themselves who sometimes break the rules by removing their face masks for a few moments or ignoring the hygiene filters.
Despite this, they celebrate the return to face-to-face classes, since in their opinion it was already necessary to live with classmates.
The return to face-to-face classes
This week, Ciudad Universitaria began its face-to-face activities again. He does it gradually. For this reason, some faculties still look completely empty or with little presence of students, as in the case of Law.
At various points in the building, there are antibacterial gel dispensers and thermometers.
Upon entering the faculty, most students stop at the doors to take their temperature and use some disinfectant. There are some who completely ignore the measure.
The Emeritus Garden became a huge open-air classroom, where students from different semesters occupy benches and tables installed there to attend their classes.
Despite being outdoors, the vast majority wear face masks; those who don’t, it’s because they eat some food while the professor gives his lecture.
#InPhotos | University students begin their return to the classroom
Classes at CU
Some UNAM faculties in Ciudad Universitaria are already receiving their students again for face-to-face classes.
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IPN
The return also began at the IPN, where measures are taken such as limiting the capacity in the halls.
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in Yucatan
In Yucatan, students from the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of the state have already returned to the classroom.
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Student body
The Autonomous University of Yucatan has an enrollment of 17,300 students.
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Measurements in CU
At UNAM, the Rectory informed that the councils of each faculty and school will make the decision on the return of their students.
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Rectory
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has repeatedly urged UNAM to resume its face-to-face activities. It is the main public university in the country.
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Joan, a second-semester law student, says that by her own decision she takes face-to-face classes because she doesn’t live far from CU and she thinks it’s better to take her classes that way than virtually; In addition, she already has her complete anticovid vaccination schedule.
He also considers that the sanitary measures are adequate, although they need to be reinforced.
“Well, there should be more (actions), the gel is there as if it were thrown away, they never take our temperature and then the teachers take off their face masks in class,” says Joan.
