Only the most magical thinking would lead anyone to think this *wouldn’t* happen

It’s completely predictable https://twitter.com/iubloomington/status/1296488837510828032?s=12">https://twitter.com/iubloomin...
Penn State also having shocking, surprising, unpredictable problems with large student gatherings https://news.psu.edu/story/629021/2020/08/20/campus-life/president-eric-barron-shares-message-community">https://news.psu.edu/story/629...
President Eric Barron shares message with the community | Penn State University

Last night, we saw reports of crowds of students congregating in large numbers outside of East Halls on the University Park campus. Many were not wearing masks, or physical distancing, in violation...

https://news.psu.edu/story/629021/2020/08/20/campus-life/president-eric-barron-shares-message-community
A party at a frat

WHO COULD HAVE EXPECTED THIS https://news.psu.edu/story/628966/2020/08/20/campus-life/phi-kappa-psi-fraternity-placed-interim-suspension-following">https://news.psu.edu/story/628...
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity placed on interim suspension following social violation | Penn State...

The Pennsylvania Lambda chapter of Phi Kappa Psi has been placed on interim suspension following a social gathering on Aug. 18, which exceeded state and local government directives and violated the...

https://news.psu.edu/story/628966/2020/08/20/campus-life/phi-kappa-psi-fraternity-placed-interim-suspension-following
Syracuse, 100-person party

WE COULD NOT HAVE FORESEEN THIS

WHAT ARE WE ORACLES http://dailyorange.com/2020/08/videos-surface-showing-100-syracuse-university-students-gathering-on-campus-not-social-distancing/">https://dailyorange.com/2020/08/v...
Videos surface showing 100+ SU students gathering on campus, not social distancing

At least 100 students, some without masks, are seen on video gathering at the university’s Quad Wednesday night, not social distancing.

http://dailyorange.com/2020/08/videos-surface-showing-100-syracuse-university-students-gathering-on-campus-not-social-distancing/
North Carolina State goes online because...

...wait for it...

frat parties and COVID spike

90% of students can do everything exactly right and this still will not work

BECAUSE IT’S A HIGHLY COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

[endless screaming]
“Purdue leaders getting anxious about how off-campus parties could threaten the university’s in-person reopening plan”

GETTING anxious OMFG
Even in Oklahoma https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-state-sorority-house-reports-23-positive-coronavirus-cases-n1236889">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-n...
Oklahoma State sorority house reports 23 positive coronavirus cases

Greek life has been a source of numerous coronavirus cases in the last few weeks as the nation debates the reopening of schools for in-person learning.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-state-sorority-house-reports-23-positive-coronavirus-cases-n1236889
Kansas

https://www.chronicle.com/article/live-coronavirus-updates-heres-the-latest">https://www.chronicle.com/article/l...
Every school thinks it is different, that is can break the pattern

if we all just TRY HARDER

Behavioral scientists everywhere are weeping, flat on the floor, clutching their favorite tipple

https://twitter.com/nanoochoa/status/1296543222781665280?s=21">https://twitter.com/nanoochoa... https://twitter.com/Nanoochoa/status/1296543222781665280">https://twitter.com/Nanoochoa...
Situations in which we have learned that urging people to “try harder” and “be better” does not change behavior

*Smoking cessation
*Weight loss
*Drug addiction
*Drunk driving
*Safe sex
Yale students: special

https://twitter.com/gc_jordan_/status/1296546590279307265?s=21">https://twitter.com/gc_jordan... https://twitter.com/gc_jordan_/status/1296546590279307265">https://twitter.com/gc_jordan...
Exactly

Feels like a setup to blame students for what are firmly the failures of government and leaders

https://twitter.com/verbsnotnouns/status/1296547402476933123?s=21">https://twitter.com/verbsnotn... https://twitter.com/verbsnotnouns/status/1296547402476933123">https://twitter.com/verbsnotn...
Party in Nebraska!

https://twitter.com/aeikenberry/status/1296542378929655823?s=21">https://twitter.com/aeikenber... https://twitter.com/aeikenberry/status/1296542378929655823">https://twitter.com/aeikenber...
LUTHERANS

Is nothing sacred https://www.startribune.com/17-st-olaf-students-suspended-50-more-need-quarantine-after-attending-off-campus-party/572176722/">https://www.startribune.com/17-st-ola...
17 St. Olaf students suspended, 50 more need quarantine after attending off-campus party

College's president says such "reckless behavior ... must stop."

https://www.startribune.com/17-st-olaf-students-suspended-50-more-need-quarantine-after-attending-off-campus-party/572176722/
Pitt https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/08/19/university-of-pittsburgh-parties-coronavirus">https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/08/1...
Pitt Dean: 'A Large Number' Of Students Are Throwing Parties, And It's Threatening The Fall Semester

The dean of Pitt says students are holding parties without wearing masks or social distancing.

https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/08/19/university-of-pittsburgh-parties-coronavirus
Purdue

IMO, it is irresponsible for a uni to open if safety depends upon perfect compliance

Also, scolding doesn’t work as policy

https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2020/08/20/purdue-suspends-students-first-night-after-mitch-daniels-new-rule-off-campus-parties/5617496002/">https://www.jconline.com/story/new...
Catholics! In my home state!

(Holy Cross was THE chosen school for classmates at my Catholic high school)

DISAPPOINTING

https://www.holycross.edu/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-information/communications/2020-08-19">https://www.holycross.edu/2019-nove...
If in-person events are banned on campus

One wonders why a uni has persons on its campus

https://www.al.com/news/2020/08/new-restrictions-coming-alabama-campus-amid-covid-concerns.html?outputType=amp">https://www.al.com/news/2020...
If in-person events are banned on campus One wonders why a uni has persons on its campus https://www.al.com/news/2020...
If in-person events are banned on campus One wonders why a uni has persons on its campus https://www.al.com/news/2020...
Ohio State

(Go Blue!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blaues Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Gelbes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gelbes Herz">)

"We cannot have a successful semester if we fail to follow these simple requirements," Ohio State said in a statement released Friday.

https://www.10tv.com/amp/article/news/local/ohio-state-students-attending-gatherings-with-more-than-10-people-face-suspension-applies-to-on-and-off-campus/530-c1bfa699-13fc-4bb2-a236-ec7d2b6717e3?__twitter_impression=true">https://www.10tv.com/amp/artic...
Michigan

"The same will happen here at CMU" is the most true part of this statement

https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/central-michigan-started-class-monday-friday-38-coronavirus-cases?amp">https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-ed...
Going online shortly: Auburn https://twitter.com/giana_jade/status/1297362674758680577">https://twitter.com/giana_jad...
‘No Way To Prevent This,& #39; Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-24/usc-increase-in-covid-19-cases">https://www.latimes.com/californi...
USC reports 'alarming increase' in COVID-19 cases

Just a week into fall semester, USC reported that 43 students had tested positive for COVID-19 and more than100 placed in quarantine because of exposure.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-24/usc-increase-in-covid-19-cases
Classes started six days ago http://abc3340.com/news/local/university-of-alabama-reports-over-500-covid-19-cases-since-last-week">https://abc3340.com/news/loca...
University of Alabama reports over 500 cases of COVID-19

The University of Alabama on Monday night unveiled a new COVID-19 dashboard which showed 531 coronavirus cases since Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The cumulative data reflected on the website includes...

http://abc3340.com/news/local/university-of-alabama-reports-over-500-covid-19-cases-since-last-week
Central Michigan University is in Isabella County

Can you spot when students returned to the CMU campus?

https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173---,00.html">https://www.michigan.gov/coronavir...
https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2020/08/central-michigan-university-student-return-linked-to-about-100-coronavirus-cases.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter_breaking&utm_term=Newsletter_breaking_news">https://www.mlive.com/news/sagi...
Central Michigan University student return linked to about 100 coronavirus cases

The health department found 98 confirmed cases and 8 probable cases, for a total of 106.

https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2020/08/central-michigan-university-student-return-linked-to-about-100-coronavirus-cases.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter_breaking&utm_term=Newsletter_breaking_news
South Carolina sees cases double in a single day

https://www.thestate.com/news/local/education/article245300120.html">https://www.thestate.com/news/loca...
See if you can spot the return of 7,000 students to Georgia College in Baldwin County, Georgia

Residents of Baldwin County are disproportionately Black and poor

https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-palpable-sense-of-fear-as-covid-cases-soar-at-a-college-in-rural-georgia

https://www.chronicle.com/article/a... href=" https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report">https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-...
See if you can spot the return of 7,000 students to Georgia College in Baldwin County, GeorgiaResidents of Baldwin County are disproportionately Black and poor https://www.chronicle.com/article/a... href=https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-..." title="See if you can spot the return of 7,000 students to Georgia College in Baldwin County, GeorgiaResidents of Baldwin County are disproportionately Black and poor https://www.chronicle.com/article/a... href=" https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report">https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-...">
See if you can spot the return of 7,000 students to Georgia College in Baldwin County, GeorgiaResidents of Baldwin County are disproportionately Black and poor https://www.chronicle.com/article/a... href=https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-..." title="See if you can spot the return of 7,000 students to Georgia College in Baldwin County, GeorgiaResidents of Baldwin County are disproportionately Black and poor https://www.chronicle.com/article/a... href=" https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report">https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-...">
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article245332365.html">https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/e...
COVID-19 cases explode in Columbia and Boone County. So, what’s plan B, Mizzou?

Nearly every other tested in the last week in Boone County has been infected with COVID-19.

https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article245332365.html
Cases exploding at U of Georgia

You’re doing a fantastic job @BrianKempGA https://twitter.com/bradfowd1/status/1301168626557431809">https://twitter.com/bradfowd1...
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