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'It's been hard:'Chapel Hill mayor Pam Hemminger speaks to GMA about coronavirus impact on downtown,UNC community-ABC 1 Raleigh-Durham Orange County Health Department had also written a letter to university officials recommending the first five weeks of class be conducted remotely. "We wanted the campus to go virtual. We know that if you bring that many students back in and pack them into dorm situations and Greek life, that we were going to see an increase in cases," said Hemminger. "So we wanted the university to work with us and figure a way to go virtual. And so that we would contain this virus more easily." FULL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE Classes are now virtual at UNC, but that doesn't mean all students have left Chapel Hill. Mayor Hemminger said she's working with the university trying to keep the community safe while some students remain in town. "It's been hard, we love our students. They bring this vitality back to our community when they come back every year. But we also know they like to congregate. They like to celebrate," said Hemminger. "They have signed a pledge saying they understood community safety measures were (in place). We meet with the university almost on a daily basis trying to figure out pathways forward. We increased our foot patrols and the university has sent their public safety officers into the community. And we write warnings and we actually write citations when students aren't paying attention to the safety standards we asked them to. And then the university has the right to take action as well." 'I'd just rather not live like that:' Students move out of UNC-Chapel Hill dorms after just https:Habcl l.com/education/chapel-hill-mayor-talks-covid-19s-impact-on-university-community/6397394/[9/l/20, 10:41:33 AM]