Shannon Abolins and her roommate rushed to the closest Walgreens the night of September 9.
They had heard rumors that their dorm building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison would be going into a two-week quarantine in just a few hours.
At Walgreens, they quickly grabbed the essentials: instant ramen, peanut butter, bread, almond milk, bottled water, and Sour Patch Kids.
While the university hadn't confirmed the lockdown, Abolins wanted to be prepared.
"It was just by word of mouth," the freshman told Insider. "We were all standing in the hallway trying to figure it out. No one was giving us official details and that was pretty frustrating, to say the least."
Just a few hours later, the rumors were confirmed: She'd be hunkering down in her dorm room for the next two weeks.
The university placed two of its largest dorms into quarantine due to a recent spike in coronavirus numbers.
The surrounding Dane County was experiencing a record-high number of cases, which were traced back to the university's reopening. Since September 1, 74% of Dane County's positive cases were from the university, according to the local news station WKOW. According to the university's COVID-19 dashboard, a total of 1,897 on-campus students have tested positive.
Take a look a how Abolins is spending her days in lockdown at the university.