The Coronavirus, not the beer

nsacpi said:
I'm saying they have a 1% rate in a state with a 13% rate. Y'all free to say that's nothing. They're probably looking at those numbers and not inclined to join the rest of Ohio and its 13% rate. They have students living in dorms and students coming in from all over the country. And they have a 1% rate compared to 13% in the rest of Ohio. That's what's possible if you have a serious plan and execute it. There are a ton of colleges and universities that have been similarly successful. Oh by the way all of those schools are also having sports and classes with professors and students living in dorms. They are not throwing their hands up and saying it is too hard. They are vanquishing delta and giving their students a college experience similar to pre-covid years.
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“Similar” is doing a hell of a lot of work in that last sentence
 
acesfull86 said:
“Similar” is doing a hell of a lot of work in that last sentence
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what is a college experience...making friends in a shared living arrangement...learning in a classroom or lab from professors and fellow students

there are other things but that's the core of it

these schools have worked very hard to have this experience restored for their students

oberlin wasn't planning an outdoor mask mandate...but it observed 2 things...one was covid blowing up in ohio...the second was what happened at duke and other schools during the initial period when students returned to campus...and they decided to be extra cautious during the initial weeks when students returned to their campus....it will probably turn out to be one of those unnecessary precautions...but the way they look at it that's ok...if after two weeks they feel like they have a handle on things they can move away from the outdoor mask mandate...right now they have a 1% rate...they have kept it that low for over a year now...i think they have a pretty good idea of what they are doing...other schools have kept it below 1% for every month of the past year...they too know what they are doing
 
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Let’s remember. Nsacpi has not said one thing about migrants at the southern border coming into the country unvaccinated.
 
nsacpi said:
what is a college experience...making friends in a shared living arrangement...learning in a classroom or lab from professors and fellow students

there are other things but that's the core of it

these schools have worked very hard to have this experience restored for their students

oberlin wasn't planning an outdoor mask mandate...but it observed 2 things...one was covid blowing up in ohio...the second was what happened at duke and other schools during the initial period when students returned to campus...and they decided to be extra cautious during the initial weeks when students returned to their campus....it will probably turn out to be one of those unnecessary precautions...but the way they look at it that's ok...if after two weeks they feel like they have a handle on things they can move away from the outdoor mask mandate...right now they have a 1% rate...they have kept it that low for over a year now...i think they have a pretty good idea of what they are doing...other schools have kept it below 1% for every month of the past year...they too know what they are doing
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This is the perspective a very old man whos cling to control over young people is sad and pathetic
 
Unscientific policies undermine the authority of those who claim to be guided by science. Requiring vaccinated 19 year olds to wear masks outdoors does as much to stop covid as requiring them to wear blue socks or recite the Gettysburg Address or juggle oranges. They’re a private college, and if they want to be silly, they can have at it, but hopefully this silliness stays inside the campus gates.
 
acesfull86 said:
Unscientific policies
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Oberlin's current plan is one of several iterations they have released. They have adjusted their plan for the 2021-2022 school year several times as data have come in. Initially, their plan was quite a bit more "relaxed" than the current iteration. The current iteration reflects the incoming data. From Duke and other schools. From Ohio and around the country. We can all disagree on the details. But any plan should be adjusted to a changing situation. The outdoor mask mandate is something I'm on the fence about. Most schools appear not to be going with one. Delta probably does transmit more when people congregate outdoors than other variants. I'm certainly not going to come out and say it is crazy for a school to adopt an outdoor mask mandate during those initial weeks when students are coming in from around the country and evaluate after that whether to continue with one or not. I'm sure they are hoping they can drop it.
 
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sturg33 said:
Quite a society the left has built.

The lecturing buffoon calls this a normal college experience

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At least USC is allowing their professors to have a quick sip, even if the students can’t. The virus agreed to respect the authority figure in the room.

If the students need a drink, couldn’t they just say they “were feeling the spirit,” or do they have to be elected mayor first?
 
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acesfull86 said:
At least USC is allowing their professors to have a quick sip, even if the students can’t. The virus agreed to respect the authority figure in the room.

If the students need a drink, couldn’t they just say they “were feeling the spirit,” or do they have to be elected mayor first?
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Safest bet is to just say you’re holding a peaceful protest about racial injustice. Nobody would say a word and in fact you’d be encouraged to unmask.
 
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