Pictured Above: USF announced campus closures on Wednesday and Thursday due to Hurricane Eta.
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By Sophie Ojdanic
USF Marketing and Communications announced Wednesday afternoon that all USF campuses will be closed from 3:30 p.m. Nov. 11 through Nov. 12.
University operations, including classes, are expected to continue remotely Thursday. The campuses will reopen on Friday, Nov. 13.
Residence halls and residential dining at USF Tampa and USF St. Petersburg will remain open.
Updates from the university can be found here. The 2020 USF hurricane guide can be found here.
Hurricane Eta was shortly upgraded to a category one hurricane, but downgraded to a tropical storm as it made landfall on the west coast of Florida. According to forecasts, Eta seems to be moving into the area with wind gusts ranging from 58 to 69 miles per hour.
The hurricane hasn’t disrupted usual activities much, according to students on Reddit.
One student said they plan to “do what I have been doing: stay indoors reading, playing video games, doing assignments… Just hoping there won’t be a power outage.”
Another student took the opportunity to put up their Christmas tree.
“How often do we get to say we decorated for Christmas during a tropical storm?”
Aya Diab contributed to this report.
