Saint Joseph’s University student Matthew McCracken endured a period of isolation and limitations while living on campus during September 26 and 27 this year. Saint Joseph's University students were confined to their dorms while massive crowds gathered outside. For him, and all college students throughout Philadelphia, this meant I.D.s being swiped at every entry as well as policemen patrolling the eerily empty buildings. McCracken found himself restrained to his dorm throughout the duration of the long weekend This is just one scenario of the impact of the Pope’s visit on students throughout the populous city of Philadelphia. While the Pope’s visit may have spread joy to all Christians, it brought a sense of chaos into the routine lives
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Christine stated, “You could only bring a small bag and they told you to turn your phone on so they could press the home button and make sure it was an actual phone. Also police from all different towns in Pennsylvania were lining the streets along with border control and FBI”.
Also, the FBI and border control presence made Emily Christine feel “constantly watched and worried due to the fact that if something were to happen, panic would break out within the city”.
On Saint Joseph's University campus students and faculty were required to show their university I.D. upon entering a new building or even just a new wing. In addition, the majority of the students fled the city and roughly half stayed through the weekend making the hallways extra quiet.
These lengthy security checks were an issue for students on many campuses because while dining halls on campus were closed, they also could not rely on outside restaurants and businesses because the staff could not make it any inner city establishment.
All in all, college students within Philadelphia were presented with a multitude of complications in regards to Pope Francis’ weekend in the extravagant city of
Christine stated, “You could only bring a small bag and they told you to turn your phone on so they could press the home button and make sure it was an actual phone. Also police from all different towns in Pennsylvania were lining the streets along with border control and FBI”.
Also, the FBI and border control presence made Emily Christine feel “constantly watched and worried due to the fact that if something were to happen, panic would break out within the city”.
On Saint Joseph's University campus students and faculty were required to show their university I.D. upon entering a new building or even just a new wing. In addition, the majority of the students fled the city and roughly half stayed through the weekend making the hallways extra quiet.
These lengthy security checks were an issue for students on many campuses because while dining halls on campus were closed, they also could not rely on outside restaurants and businesses because the staff could not make it any inner city establishment.
All in all, college students within Philadelphia were presented with a multitude of complications in regards to Pope Francis’ weekend in the extravagant city of