As a senior at Trinity, I think many of us can agree that in the last year, we have felt socially disconnected from one another. This petition is merely asking that Trinity follows the guidelines for businesses regarding mask wearing and social distancing set out by the state of Connecticut so that as our senior year come to an end, we can come together again for the first time in 13 months to celebrate. The timeline is as follows: May 1st: businesses outdoor restrictions lifted, May 19: all remaining business restrictions lifted, continue wearing masks indoors. As we are in the final weeks before graduation, the Connecticut COVID-19 timeline gives me and my classmates some hope that our senior year can end with a greater level of social interaction. We have a great respect for Trinity College for making strides to protect the health and safety of its students during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it would mean the world to the seniors and the entire student body to have Trinity’s protocol for opening the school be consistent with the plan that is in place for the state of Connecticut. As hundreds of students are receiving vaccines, much of the Trinity student body believes that a gradual opening in early/mid May is a reasonable request in order to give the Class of 2021 a positive conclusion to the semester.