Sure, a bit, but by doing this they also ensure that elderly professors can get to class without transit. Not so much an issue in Berkeley, of course, but make

Sure, a bit, but by doing this they also ensure that elderly professors can get to class without transit. Not so much an issue in Berkeley, of course, but makes a ton of sense for schools where heavy snowfall is a thing. School get canceled most often because professors [and employees] can't safely get to campus due to weather -- individual professors getting sick isn't enough to close the entire school.