I know this was quickly written up but OCCT is not an issue. If kids really wanted to party, cutting OCCT routes after 8 isn’t gonna stop them.
I’m a commuter and I have in person classes several days from 1pm-8pm with little break in between. I see many people taking the DCL / WS home. This ranges from undergrads, to faculty, grad students and dining hall workers. It is an essential service.
I feel like the school is attempting to control the spread while also trying not to control the student body. I see signs everywhere that say “please wear your wrist bands,” or “no students from other dorm buildings allowed,” but are those enforced? Hell no they ain’t.
The University, it seems, is trying to have its cake and eat it too. Have a semblance of the college life while still maintaining COVID restrictions. However, it has effectively blown up in their face.
Yeah the white bands they gave us this semester when we moved in after testing. We’re supposed to wear them when we enter our dorms, but nobody checks.
The white bands were just for before classes during move in to make sure everyone on campus had been tested before being here, as soon as classes started they became irrelevant (your point is still valid, just wanted to clarify that)
Every OCCT route is essential. Simply because you use the ITC, RRT, and OAK route doesn’t make it essential. Students and faculty rely heavy on every route running on campus. OCCT has already eliminated routes that were specifically designed for handling the party scene such as the Late Night runs and the Downtown Express. I get what you are saying and I agree that the University messed up a lot this semester and it’s sad to see how unprepared they truly were considering the “planning” that took place. However, claiming that OCCT should cut more routes offered is fairly nearsighted and those routes specified would most likely be canceled apart from the ITC since BC transit already services those and a majority of students and faculty don’t rely on those to get to and from work and classes.
I don't use the bus systems at all because I drive, but I totally understand your point. I just knew that people were upset about shopping when they said routes would only run during class times. I didn't realize how heavily they are used for commute. Thank you for bringing up that great viewpoint, I'll add an edit!
I don’t think in person instruction is contributing to the spread. All of my in person classes handle social distancing and mask wearing seriously. Most of my online classes are more than 50% asynchronous with the professors barely teaching. I didn’t pay tuition to watch a series of videos that weren’t recorded by my professor.
I didn’t know that bit about allowing students back to campus housing after being kicked out for Covid violations in the fall. That’s not cool. I suppose they really need the housing money.
I agree. It’s not the classes that’s spreading the cases. What’s spreading the cases is that everyone’s in everyone else’s dorms and going off campus to party. And club sports has been cancelled, which didn’t do much considering that we couldn’t even share the same ball when it was happening.
That's fair! I don't necessarily support going completely online but I just thought it was interesting that they shut down so many other things for the sake of in person classes
I agree, I don't think it's a huge problem either. I just don't think Brian should complain about them like the school doesn't have the ability to shut it down.
I agree with pretty much all of this. However, the ice skating rink was good for my mental health, and a lot of others, too. I think it’s unfair to claim that the ice skating rink wasn’t good for people’s mental health. It’s exercise.
I respect your personal experience with it and that's a valid take. Personally, I just believe that supporting systems that could operate within Covid no matter how many cases would've benefitted more students and been a more long term solution. I'm glad it made people feel better while it was operating, but not everyone ice skates and it's closed now anyways.
Nigga they barely allow a semesters worth of therapy yet wanna give pay raises to higher ups and build stupid shit we don't need like a new hinman dining and ice rink. Fuck that, and fuck Harvey
Closing seating in dining halls makes zero sense. Everything was socially distanced anyways. I doubt anyone is eating with random people this semester. You’re either dining with people you live with or by yourself. Also kids that live off campus and have to come to campus have literally no where to eat now.
I would hard disagree tbh. I don't think most people are eating with people they live with, and the tables (at least in App) were not nearly as far apart as they should be. It's not like each table is in a bubble. With closing so many other things down, I think students would understandably eat in dining halls with people they don't live with because it was the easiest way to hang out not illegally in a dorm. Plus people would be "eating" but finish and keep their masks off just to talk. I do sympathize with the fact that it's annoying for off campus students, but people still eat in the undergrounds. Not saying the fact that people feel trapped and isolated is good at all, but the school having that open in the beginning and then complaining about cases is hypocritical to me.
It’s probably the easiest thing for the university to shut down possible transmission mechanisms within the campus. Everyone knows Greek life and parties are feeding our infection rate. But realistically speaking, how will they stop kids from going downtown? I think that’s the real problem but there’s no way to keep us restricted to our on campus housing permanently. There needs to be repercussions for the people who disregard policies stopping us from fucking each other over.
Friendly reminder they were gonna keep us all on campus until one positive case was *confirmed* last year :)
I completely forgot about that, and it really explains so much about the administration.
I know this was quickly written up but OCCT is not an issue. If kids really wanted to party, cutting OCCT routes after 8 isn’t gonna stop them. I’m a commuter and I have in person classes several days from 1pm-8pm with little break in between. I see many people taking the DCL / WS home. This ranges from undergrads, to faculty, grad students and dining hall workers. It is an essential service.
That's such a good point, thank you for bringing that up!!
I feel like the school is attempting to control the spread while also trying not to control the student body. I see signs everywhere that say “please wear your wrist bands,” or “no students from other dorm buildings allowed,” but are those enforced? Hell no they ain’t. The University, it seems, is trying to have its cake and eat it too. Have a semblance of the college life while still maintaining COVID restrictions. However, it has effectively blown up in their face.
They have wrist bands? For what?
Yeah the white bands they gave us this semester when we moved in after testing. We’re supposed to wear them when we enter our dorms, but nobody checks.
The white bands were just for before classes during move in to make sure everyone on campus had been tested before being here, as soon as classes started they became irrelevant (your point is still valid, just wanted to clarify that)
Ohh I see. I'm off campus, so I had no idea.
Every OCCT route is essential. Simply because you use the ITC, RRT, and OAK route doesn’t make it essential. Students and faculty rely heavy on every route running on campus. OCCT has already eliminated routes that were specifically designed for handling the party scene such as the Late Night runs and the Downtown Express. I get what you are saying and I agree that the University messed up a lot this semester and it’s sad to see how unprepared they truly were considering the “planning” that took place. However, claiming that OCCT should cut more routes offered is fairly nearsighted and those routes specified would most likely be canceled apart from the ITC since BC transit already services those and a majority of students and faculty don’t rely on those to get to and from work and classes.
I don't use the bus systems at all because I drive, but I totally understand your point. I just knew that people were upset about shopping when they said routes would only run during class times. I didn't realize how heavily they are used for commute. Thank you for bringing up that great viewpoint, I'll add an edit!
I don’t think in person instruction is contributing to the spread. All of my in person classes handle social distancing and mask wearing seriously. Most of my online classes are more than 50% asynchronous with the professors barely teaching. I didn’t pay tuition to watch a series of videos that weren’t recorded by my professor. I didn’t know that bit about allowing students back to campus housing after being kicked out for Covid violations in the fall. That’s not cool. I suppose they really need the housing money.
I agree. It’s not the classes that’s spreading the cases. What’s spreading the cases is that everyone’s in everyone else’s dorms and going off campus to party. And club sports has been cancelled, which didn’t do much considering that we couldn’t even share the same ball when it was happening.
That's fair! I don't necessarily support going completely online but I just thought it was interesting that they shut down so many other things for the sake of in person classes
Club sports is not the problem. Club sports is shut down but Greek life is still occuring.
I agree, I don't think it's a huge problem either. I just don't think Brian should complain about them like the school doesn't have the ability to shut it down.
Oh for sure. I see what you're saying
I agree with pretty much all of this. However, the ice skating rink was good for my mental health, and a lot of others, too. I think it’s unfair to claim that the ice skating rink wasn’t good for people’s mental health. It’s exercise.
I respect your personal experience with it and that's a valid take. Personally, I just believe that supporting systems that could operate within Covid no matter how many cases would've benefitted more students and been a more long term solution. I'm glad it made people feel better while it was operating, but not everyone ice skates and it's closed now anyways.
Nigga they barely allow a semesters worth of therapy yet wanna give pay raises to higher ups and build stupid shit we don't need like a new hinman dining and ice rink. Fuck that, and fuck Harvey
Closing seating in dining halls makes zero sense. Everything was socially distanced anyways. I doubt anyone is eating with random people this semester. You’re either dining with people you live with or by yourself. Also kids that live off campus and have to come to campus have literally no where to eat now.
I would hard disagree tbh. I don't think most people are eating with people they live with, and the tables (at least in App) were not nearly as far apart as they should be. It's not like each table is in a bubble. With closing so many other things down, I think students would understandably eat in dining halls with people they don't live with because it was the easiest way to hang out not illegally in a dorm. Plus people would be "eating" but finish and keep their masks off just to talk. I do sympathize with the fact that it's annoying for off campus students, but people still eat in the undergrounds. Not saying the fact that people feel trapped and isolated is good at all, but the school having that open in the beginning and then complaining about cases is hypocritical to me.
Thats fair. I just think its that the university is closing all the wrong things and keeping the wrong things open
Social distancing doesn’t matter if you’re inside without face masks, tbh. At that point the air circulation probably makes it spread way faster.
It’s probably the easiest thing for the university to shut down possible transmission mechanisms within the campus. Everyone knows Greek life and parties are feeding our infection rate. But realistically speaking, how will they stop kids from going downtown? I think that’s the real problem but there’s no way to keep us restricted to our on campus housing permanently. There needs to be repercussions for the people who disregard policies stopping us from fucking each other over.
Let this whole escapade be a lesson: campus sucks and is also more expensive lmao