Partying during pandemic: Florida college students complain about classmates packing bars, parties

At the University of Florida, in Gainesville, the university provisionally suspended three fraternities and sanctioned one sorority for violating bans on parties during the pandemic. Earlier this month, the city briefly shut down a packed bar near campus, Lit at Midtown, for violating what officials said were fire codes. The bar and restaurant had posted promotional videos on Instagram of students without masks smiling, dancing and embracing while dancing and shoulder-to-shoulder drinking at crowded outdoor tables after the football home opener.