RIP my season tickets

[upprdeck]

man the campus uptick on covid is not a good sign for going to games.. hopefully just a short term blip

[billhoward]

man the campus uptick on covid is not a good sign for going to games.. hopefully just a short term blip

Be curious to see if Cornell pulls the plug or backs off on some of the 9/18 homecoming festivities.

[upprdeck]

They pretty much cancelled anything that isnt outdoors  the next couple of weeks in most depts I know of.  shocking how fast the kids let loose and the numbers went up.

[Anne 85]

I couldn't find ANY mention of hockey on the CU Ticket Office website. Not even the usual - updates will be coming soon. ::cry::

[upprdeck]

at the rate things are going  they might reverse course and anyone but the kids might be allowed in the bldg..  they might have to go to daily testing to slow this thing down  on campus

[dag14]

The email I saw directed to faculty and staff defended the university's current plans to continue in-person classes, etc., arguing that the testing regime is effective in identifying and therefore limiting new cases.  Additionally, they stressed that all new cases were either asymptomatic or mild.  No faculty or staff tested positive, only students and all positives [or most?] were traced to "informal off-campus gatherings."  They will continue to isolate those who test positive.

I get the feeling the administration expects an uptick in cases, since that is the new normal.  However, since everyone has to be vaccinated to even be on campus, this situation is radically different than last fall and the administration seems to be more willing to hold back on drastic action.

[scoop85]

The email I saw directed to faculty and staff defended the university's current plans to continue in-person classes, etc., arguing that the testing regime is effective in identifying and therefore limiting new cases.  Additionally, they stressed that all new cases were either asymptomatic or mild.  No faculty or staff tested positive, only students and all positives [or most?] were traced to "informal off-campus gatherings."  They will continue to isolate those who test positive.

I get the feeling the administration expects an uptick in cases, since that is the new normal.  However, since everyone has to be vaccinated to even be on campus, this situation is radically different than last fall and the administration seems to be more willing to hold back on drastic action.

I'm personally very careful even though vaccinated—I wear masks indoors, won't do indoor dining, etc. But I've been back in the office since I was vaccinated and am meeting with clients, because, you know, life and work does have to continue. It therefore frustrates me to see so many Cornell faculty crying to the University about having to teach in-person classes, notwithstanding the vaccination and masking requirements. Risk can't be reduced to zero, but these faculty are demanding to teach remotely even though the risk is minuscule under the protocols.

[upprdeck]

Huge age issue with Faculty too..  I know many of the older or ones with issues do not want to take any risk.  yet I do see them out shopping at Wegmans so...  You also have a bunch of faculty who dont actually want to teach anyway and want to use this as a way out of being in a class room. The last campus zoom meeting had multiple questions on the risk and basically said the risk from teaching a class was lower than most any other interaction you can have.  They are kept away from kids in the rooms, everyone has masks on. They have time to leave without really being around kids and they have offices to stay away from kids as well.

still seeing 1 in 10-20 kids test positive day after day tells you something is going on.   what the numbers dont really says is do they continue to test people once they have a positive test.  So if a kid has a test on monday and then is positive and isolated do they get tested again on wed or fri and get another positive test so they are in both datasets or do they get removed from the dashboard numbers..

[billhoward]

If Cornell is looking to speed faculty turnover, Covid would move things along. Anyway, when you're a student of 19, you cannot tell 45 from 65. Or actually you can but you don't sense any significant difference. Either way, your lips form the words alter kaker.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

If Cornell is looking to speed faculty turnover, Covid would move things along. Anyway, when you're a student of 19, you cannot tell 45 from 65. Or actually you can but you don't sense any significant difference. Either way, your lips form the words alter kaker.

Actually, we used to call the chairman of our department "Professor Fossil."  

I can't imagine many of the students in Chemical Engineering knew the expression alte kaker.  I only know of myself and one other ChemE in my class of the proper "background."

[marty]

If Cornell is looking to speed faculty turnover, Covid would move things along. Anyway, when you're a student of 19, you cannot tell 45 from 65. Or actually you can but you don't sense any significant difference. Either way, your lips form the words alter kaker.

Actually, we used to call the chairman of our department "Professor Fossil."  

Winding?
Smith?

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

If Cornell is looking to speed faculty turnover, Covid would move things along. Anyway, when you're a student of 19, you cannot tell 45 from 65. Or actually you can but you don't sense any significant difference. Either way, your lips form the words alter kaker.

Actually, we used to call the chairman of our department "Professor Fossil."  

Winding?
Smith?

Smith.

Winding was around, but he was already emeritus.  None of the students really knew who he was.

[Jim Hyla]

at the rate things are going  they might reverse course and anyone but the kids might be allowed in the bldg..  they might have to go to daily testing to slow this thing down  on campus

That is the best way to go if you want to be safe. The Rapid test is very good for picking up whether you are infectious, or not. If you got a negative test in the AM, right before your first class, you can be pretty sure that you're not an asymptomatic spreader. But the delta multiplies so fast that you need to test at least daily and maybe twice a day, certainly again in the evening if you're going to go out.

Logistically, and cost, it's a much bigger deal, but much better.

With the delta the idea of neg PCR test done 2 days prior to an event is not that helpful. If you were exposed after the test, you could very easily be a spreader. The problem is delta multiplies so fast that you can be infectious 1-2 days after exposure and certainly not yet have symptoms.

Interestingly I went to Springsteen last night and at least 95-98% were wearing a mask, and they came around to tell all to put it on. Knowing that everyone, well of course probably not quite everyone, as there will always be a few cheaters, was vaccinated made me feel okay, but would have felt better if everyone took a Rapid Test before entering.

[Weder]

This video says they're holding off on any ticket sales for winter sports for now. (Except for MSG, I guess.) Basically, they'll wait and see how things are going.

https://youtu.be/Dr4TPLorLKg

[CU2007]

restrictions for on campus games just might make that MSG game one of the only chances to see the team this year.