Cavalier Daily

Students continued to congregate in groups Tuesday despite the University’s request to return home

Several Charlottesville residents report seeing large groups of students in Madison Bowl, fraternities and bars

By Ali Sullivan | 03/18/2020

Several community members expressed frustration with University students after many continued to congregate in large groups in Madison Bowl, on the Corner and at fraternity houses Tuesday evening despite the University’s calls for social distancing.

Charlottesville resident Karen Marsh, who lives on University Circle, said students and fraternity members near her home were blaring music and playing beer pong Tuesday afternoon. Her concerns stem largely from the fact that many of her neighbors are older individuals and are therefore more vulnerable to COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

“We have all these very sensitive people here, within yards of the fraternities,” Marsh said. “To see this behavior, seems to be risking the health of our own older and more vulnerable residents.”

Marsh and other residents of University Circle sent an email to University officials Tuesday evening to express their frustrations with the parties.

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