After the president of the University of California (UC) sent a letter to all ten campuses encouraging the schools to take action to address surging COVID-19 cases, some UC campuses including Los Angeles, Irvine, and Riverside announced that they will return to remote instruction for at least the first two weeks of the winter quarter. In addition to starting the next quarter online, UC also announced that a vaccine booster is required for all eligible personnel and students. The deadline for students to upload their proof of vaccine booster is Jan. 18, and employees working on campus have until Jan. 31. California State University also announced that all 23 campuses in its system will mandate COVID-19 booster shots for all eligible individuals. Tom Liang, a third-year computer science student at UCR, said he prefers in-person instruction rather than taking classes online, and he believes making the first two weeks remote …