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It's interesting that Harvard and MIT have done this. UW makes a little bit more sense, but the scale of the known outbreak in Cambridge isn't nearly as large a
by akhilcacharya 7y ago
It's interesting that Harvard and MIT have done this. UW makes a little bit more sense, but the scale of the known outbreak in Cambridge isn't nearly as large at the moment (I live in Kendall Square and work next to MIT).
Interestingly, UMass Boston still hasn't done this despite having a student confirmed with it a few weeks ago. I wonder if the administrations believe Columbia/Stanford/MIT/Harvard students deserve more protection or something - that sort of attitude wouldn't surprise me.
- saagarjha 7y agoI think it’s interesting that private schools made this decision earlier.
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoCynically, I wonder how big a role the fear of lawsuits is playing. Private institutions might be more sensitive to that possibility than state-run schools.
- akhilcacharya 7y agoThey also have more resources than most state run schools. Which reinforces my original thesis
- mav3rick 7y agoYes we all want ivy leagues to be protected first.
- akhilcacharya 7y agoI can’t tell if you’re being serious...