The chains were there to keep out thieves in cars. Thin chains were hung across the other entrances at night, but you could easily get past those on your bike or on foot. At the main entrance, there was a gate that never closed.
This column was written for the newest edition of Campus magazine. I asked five students and staff members with first-hand experience how restrictive the campus really was. Everyone has to wear a face mask and wash their hands religiously.īack to the sixties. Partying, making music and playing sports together are forbidden. We must maintain a safe distance of 1.5 metres from each other at all times. Now, almost sixty years later: COVID-19 has led to severe restrictions on campus. Did students really have their freedom taken away to such an extent? How did they actually feel about the rules? Barriers that came down at night a special student dean who issued warnings a mandatory stay on campus for the first two years of your studies being forced to purchase coupons to eat in the mensa no girls allowed at night. At Drienerlo, there was plenty of time for study, contemplation and little else besides. According to the stories going around, the former THT - which has since become the UT - did everything it could to offer students a safe environment. Here's a quote from a different verse: Nobody dares to make love anymore, because the guards are coming.