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>This is strange. Isn't the travel they are forcing quite possibly a cure worth than the disease? Many (most?) students already travel for spring break, so thi
by ryeights 7y ago
>This is strange. Isn't the travel they are forcing quite possibly a cure worth than the disease?
Many (most?) students already travel for spring break, so this shouldn't result in much more travel than usual. I imagine that is what motivated their timing on this.
- bsder 7y agoI was going to suggest this as well. I'm surprised more universities aren't cancelling before their Spring Breaks so that students don't bring it back.
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- gowld 7y agoThey should cancel when spring break starts.
- caseysoftware 7y agoMIT Spring Break starts on March 20th (at the latest, depending on exams) so it looks like they're taking advantage of the timing. Most students would already have plans to leave so this is less disruptive than during the term and potentially less risky than waiting until end of term. Ref: https://registrar.mit.edu/calendar https://registrar.mit.edu/calendar
- gizmo385 7y agoThey might have plans to "leave" and go on vacation/visit friends, but not necessarily to move. Those are quite different things.
- kart23 7y agoInternational students are gonna be in a very tough spot, especially those from china.
- greglindahl 7y agoThat’s why there’s an exception for them?
- kart23 7y agoThats good, but I just meant in general. At my school, there's a decent amount of international students, and it just sucks that they can't even go home and see their families, unlike the rest of us. I just feel really sorry for them.