Covid cases rising at WNY colleges; off-campus parties lead to suspensions Jay Tokasz News Staff Reporter Sep 2, 2020 Sep 2, 2020 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 UB students Junior Derek Ng, left and senior Daniel Cham walk through campus in between classes. Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jay Tokasz News Staff Reporter Just days into the start of the fall semester, area colleges and universities are struggling to keep students from gathering in large parties.kAms@K6?D @7 DEF56?ED 92G6 E6DE65 A@D:E:G6 7@C r@G:5\`h[ >@DE @7 E96> H:E9:? E96 A2DE 76H 52JD[ 2?5 25>:?:DEC2E@CD 92G6 5:D4:A=:?65 2E =62DE a` DEF56?ED 7@C G:@=2E:?8 CF=6D D6E FA E@ =:>:E DAC625 @7 E96 ?@G6= 4@C@?2G:CFD]k^AmkAmr@G:5\`h :?764E:@?D 2>@?8 DEF56?ED 2?5 DE277 2E $&}* qF772=@ $E2E6 r@==686 C@D6 E@ a` @? 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'It's disheartening': Spike in campus Covid-19 cases causes concern Faculty, students and administrators are struggling at the beginning of an unusual semester taking place in the middle of a pandemic.
Covid-19 is crashing college parties. That could send the students back home. A rapid uptick in cases is pushing UB to the verge of a shutdown, the same week that a different SUNY school had to make that decision.
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