Nation Party killers: Colleges hope new rules will slow COVID-19 spread, students aren’t convinced August 7, 2020August 8, 2020 Chris Quintana, USA TODAY Comments Off on Party killers: Colleges hope new rules will slow COVID-19 spread, students aren’t convinced Hoping to stem future outbreaks, some colleges have promised bans on parties for the fall semester. Students aren't sure how or if that will work.