“I’ve met probably 10 kids total that actually live on campus, and I’ve been friends with five of them.”

“Students are feeling lonely because they are not getting involved. They’re scared.”

“I feel like people aren’t as social anymore. It’s harder to talk to people.”

“Campus life was a hundred times better than UWM.”

“Everyone felt distant from each other but over time people ended up getting closer.”

“I feel like there really is a big lack of community within the school, specifically with events.”

“We’re kind of in a weird liminal zone at the moment.”

“It was almost starting over again as a journey. It was relearning how to make friends.”

“This semester it is more of a normal college experience and has been better in that way.”

“I haven’t seen a whole lot of school spirit myself.”

“I felt like I had to relearn how to have a conversation with a stranger again.”

“I feel like they try to get students engaged by sending out weekly emails and stuff, but I think that’s very high school.”

“It’s really easy at a school like Milwaukee, a commuter school, to get lost and everybody’s head is down on their phones.”

“There’s a lot less people going out, going to parties, meeting each other and doing different things.”

“The isolation just made me feel horrible, lonely, sad and honestly, I probably didn’t cope with it very much.”

“I think it’s starting to feel more ‘college-y’ again, unless you compare it to Madison, then no.”