As students, the drastic change of normal lifestyles and daily functions due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing but difficult. With already limited resources on and surrounding our (quite isolated) campus here at Humboldt State University, finding ways to shift to online schooling while facing housing, workplace, and financial difficulties, as well as losses in any of these areas, has been no easy feat. Students attending HSU may now find themselves stuck and forced to figure out what to do.

The purpose of this petition is to gain the attention of the university administration as well as other students who may have an interest in discussing or negotiating the possibility of financial compensation via a partial tuition reimbursement because figuring out spontaneous travel, housing, and other necessary school or home supplies is very expensive. To be forced to make these changes in such a small window of time without any previous warning is out of many people's control, but a tuition refund for the Spring 2020 semester could help cushion the blow that many students have felt within the past few weeks.

We as a campus and community should continue to lift each other up as best as we can and reimbursement can be one of the first steps in aiding those affected by these sudden changes.