That “college” campus would be the size of maybe a small junior college. I get that space in the strip is limited, etc. and the point he was going for: a college campus can be overwhelming at first when you think back 9th grade when the high school campus seemed huge and complicated.
I think the next 6 panels will be a completely different topic and we’ll never come back to this story line. It won’t be about Luann though; you know, the one the comic is named for…
Meanwhile…Tara casually asked if Luann’s parents would agree to a reward. I think the whole thing was a scam. She’s won over Bernice (who was skeptical about her motives), she’s taken them all in. That last panel is a big fat clue about Tara’s real intentions.
What are the odds she slips and falls in the shower? Or Kip returns…Pretty dark for Luann though, so I’ll go with the first option.