Pandemic Thread (CoronaVirus etc.)

[Rare White Ape]

Technicalities... Since we're a convict colony it probably doesn't matter.

But in seriousness, inmates have been confined to their cells and cannot go outside.

[Cam]

Almost 200 new cases confirmed on campus today alone. School administration sitting in their burning house, "This is fine."

[JoshInKC]

Yep, by 2pm two more greek houses were quarantined here

Also today, the administration triumphantly announced that they've successfully leased one of the privately operated on-campus residence halls (don't ask) from the owners in order to use it exclusively for covid-positive students to quarantine in.
The building has 200 individual rooms - They've also announced that 218 residential students tested positive as of monday morning.
"This is fine" all the way.

[Cam]

Three more UofSC Greek houses quarantined today.

[SportWagon]

Is Lori going in to work there? UofSC, that is.

[Cam]

She has been teaching in person and recording her lectures for online attendees. I think she has decided today that she is going online only as of next week.

[Yw-slayer]

Oh, another hilarious interview with someone on Bloomberg last night, where the interviewee said something about "As Vice President Pence said, blah blah blah... Look at what a great job we've done with covid...". Fortunately I don't have to spend too long in the lifts at work.

[Godson]

Yep, by 2pm two more greek houses were quarantined here

Also today, the administration triumphantly announced that they've successfully leased one of the privately operated on-campus residence halls (don't ask) from the owners in order to use it exclusively for covid-positive students to quarantine in.
The building has 200 individual rooms - They've also announced that 218 residential students tested positive as of monday morning.
"This is fine" all the way.

I'm surprised at this specific school's response, honestly.

I always took them to be more forward thinking and open minded.


Guess I was wrong.

[Rare White Ape]

Oh, another hilarious interview with someone on Bloomberg last night, where the interviewee said something about "As Vice President Pence said, blah blah blah... Look at what a great job we've done with covid...". Fortunately I don't have to spend too long in the lifts at work.

I’d love to see the worldview of someone who only got their news in snippets while waiting for a lift.

Or would I?

*shrug*

[JoshInKC]

I'm surprised at this specific school's response, honestly.

I always took them to be more forward thinking and open minded.


Guess I was wrong.

20 years ago it would have been a huge surprise, but since then (like most universities these days) we've gotten infected with MBAs and economists at the admin level attempting to "Run the school as a business." Partially due to the state legislature cutting budgets back and partially the overall economic clime in higher ed.