As we all know by now, only Notre Dame students, faculty, staff and family members can attend games this season. Even so, physical distancing remains required, though people who room together are used to each other anyway, so it’s fine if they’re close together. During Saturday’s win over Duke, the game-day staff noticed quite a few people congregating closely. Whether or not groups who did also were roommates is unknown, but that didn’t stop a little piece of fun known as the “Physical Distance Camera”.
There's a "physical distance camera" on the Jumbotron at the Duke-Notre Dame game
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While it doesn’t seem much different from the “Bandwagon Camera” we’ve seen with Chicago Cubs and Golden State Warriors fans in recent years, it also highlights the issue of people refusing to stay apart during COVID-19 in spite of guidelines saying we should. The last thing Notre Dame wants is for its football games to turn into super-spreader events and to make its stadium completely empty. That wouldn’t be fair to those at the games who obey the guidelines now, would it?