OT: Coronavirus

Well, for these 17 who'll not be returning to class till 21, I hope the 2 hours of mingling and flirting were worth it. I'm sure that was a fun discussion with the parents :p 




17 St. Olaf students suspended after attending off-campus partySuch "reckless behavior ... must stop," the college's president said.

“This is the kind of reckless behavior that will put an end to our in-person semester, and it must stop,” St. Olaf President David Anderson said.
Fifty students need to quarantine due to a lack of social distancing. Much of the quarantine is needed because of the off-campus party, which was held last week before students moved into campus housing, Anderson said.
School officials learned that people congregated at the party and did not practice social distancing. “The predictable results ensued,” Anderson said.
Several students were exposed to COVID-19 at the party by another who was infected. Others in attendance “exposed innocent students” such as their roommates, Anderson said.
The incident occurred as colleges and universities statewide try to prepare for fall classes with varying degrees of restrictions and distancing.
Students will need to hold one another accountable for such behavior to complete the full semester in person, Anderson said.
He urged them to wear masks, socially distance, monitor symptoms and honor a public health pledge they signed before arriving on campus.
“It is now up to all of us to act safely and to look out for each other’s health,” Anderson said.
https://www.startribune.com/17-students-at-st-olaf-college-suspended-over-mask-free-party/572176722/

@"purplefaithful" said: Well, for these 17 who'll not be returning to class till 21, I hope the 2 hours of mingling and flirting were worth it. I'm sure that was a fun discussion with the parents :p  17 St. Olaf students suspended after attending off-campus partySuch "reckless behavior ... must stop," the college's president said.

By  Ryan Faircloth Star TribuneAugust 21, 2020 — 6:04am

Seventeen students at St. Olaf College in Northfield have been suspended for the fall semester after attending an off-campus party where masks were not worn and at least one student present was already infected with COVID-19, the school announced Thursday.

“This is the kind of reckless behavior that will put an end to our in-person semester, and it must stop,” St. Olaf President David Anderson said.
Fifty students need to quarantine due to a lack of social distancing. Much of the quarantine is needed because of the off-campus party, which was held last week before students moved into campus housing, Anderson said.
School officials learned that people congregated at the party and did not practice social distancing. “The predictable results ensued,” Anderson said.
Several students were exposed to COVID-19 at the party by another who was infected. Others in attendance “exposed innocent students” such as their roommates, Anderson said.
The incident occurred as colleges and universities statewide try to prepare for fall classes with varying degrees of restrictions and distancing.
Students will need to hold one another accountable for such behavior to complete the full semester in person, Anderson said.
He urged them to wear masks, socially distance, monitor symptoms and honor a public health pledge they signed before arriving on campus.
“It is now up to all of us to act safely and to look out for each other’s health,” Anderson said.
https://www.startribune.com/17-students-at-st-olaf-college-suspended-over-mask-free-party/572176722/

These small rural colleges are a great place to get a start, I had two kids do their undergrad at some in central IA and they can isolate really easy.  One of them didn't enforce underage drinking laws, just to keep the kids on campus and out of the bars and safer.  Socializing was part of their education, school was up front about it and I have no complaints about the results.

More than 1,000 students at the University of Alabama have tested positive for Covid-19 since classes resumed on the Tuscaloosa campus less than two weeks ago https://t.co/ANHlLJ76Ub

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 29, 2020

Auburn's preseason schedule came to a halt this past week. https://t.co/Y1cvoky0sD

— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) August 31, 2020

I don't want to speak too soon and jinx it, but the NFL seems to be providing a fairly successful model for colleges, teams, businesses and anyone else who wants to move forward with business as usual without a rash of outbreaks.

Now, I know not everyone has the money and resources the NFL has, and controlling the behavior of college students is going to be damn near impossible, but the path forward has been mapped out (daily testing, mask-wearing and distancing) if they're simply willing and capable of following it and enforcing it. 

@"MaroonBells" said: I don't want to speak too soon and jinx it, but the NFL seems to be providing a fairly successful model for colleges, teams, businesses and anyone else who wants to move forward with business as usual without a rash of outbreaks.

Now, I know not everyone has the money and resources the NFL has, and controlling the behavior of college students is going to be damn near impossible, but the path forward has been mapped out (daily testing, mask-wearing and distancing) if they're simply willing and capable of following it and enforcing it. 

The achilles heel for the NFL will be 20 somethings heading out to clubs etc...Cause that's what they do and what we did back then too. 

Anyone notice whats going on in Iowa.  Hawkeyes just suspended all fall athletic activities, Cyclones just announced a 25K limit on football crowds.  Story county, ISU, is the highest rate in the nation

Minnesota first to report COVID-19 death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally https://t.co/BxWwexNfCC

— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 2, 2020

@"Vikergirl" said: https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1301244755418939393?s=19

@"BigAl99" said: Anyone notice whats going on in Iowa.  Hawkeyes just suspended all fall athletic activities, Cyclones just announced a 25K limit on football crowds.  Story county, ISU, is the highest rate in the nation

ISU just reversed itself: No fans at the football games.

@"RS Express" said:

@"BigAl99" said: Anyone notice whats going on in Iowa.  Hawkeyes just suspended all fall athletic activities, Cyclones just announced a 25K limit on football crowds.  Story county, ISU, is the highest rate in the nation

ISU just reversed itself: No fans at the football games.

Are masks becoming mandatory because the numbers are going up?
Or 
Are the numbers going up because the masks are becoming mandatory?

right it's the masks

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cdc-deluged-insane-number-calls-080757708.html

@"StickyBun" said: https://www.yahoo.com/news/cdc-deluged-insane-number-calls-080757708.html

Explains some "facts" a few people at work were trying to push.

What a world, what a world.

@"StickyBun" said: https://www.yahoo.com/news/cdc-deluged-insane-number-calls-080757708.html

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"StickyBun" said: https://www.yahoo.com/news/cdc-deluged-insane-number-calls-080757708.html

Hmmm...

Explains some "facts" a few people at work were trying to push.

What a world, what a world.