October 1st, 2020

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You wake up and find your partner is already feeding the baby. While your tea is heating up, you pick up your phone. You [[check your email.->email]]

<<set $tests = "out">> You check Twitter and you see reports that covid-19 testing reagents have run out in your city. In fact, this article suggests that there is a large backlog of tests|tests.

<<set $tests = "in">> You open your email and find out that your request to move your classes online has been [[rejected again|rejected]].

<<set $sick = ["yes", "no", "no"]>><<set $testpositive = $sick.random()>> You and your partner argue. It is truly infeasible to leave the baby with the sitter who may have been exposed. But it is also infeasible to take the day off, so you agree that they will drop off the baby. You are still a little unnerved from the argument but you are grateful that they are flexible. You say goodbye, grab your bag, and [[head to campus|campus]].

<<if $career == "new">>You pack your lunch and dinner and as you are about to say goodbye to your partner, they remind you that the babysitter's mother tested positive for covid-19. You had completely forgotten. Do you [[suggest to leave the baby with the babysitter|babysitter]] or [[suggest your partner stays home|home]]. <<elseif $career == "old">>You pack your lunch and dinner and as you are about to say goodbye to your partner, they remind you that they have run out of their nausea medication. You had completely forgotten. Do you [[pick it up on the way to campus|pick up]] or [[order it online and hope it arrives quickly|order]]. <<endif>>

<<set $sick = ["yes", "no", "no"]>><<set $testpositive = $sick.random()>>You and your partner argue. It is truly infeasible for either of you to take the day off. Luckily, their office is more flexible and they are permitted to work from home today. You are still a little unnerved from the argument but you are grateful that they are flexible. You say goodbye, grab your bag, and [[head to campus|campus]].

You hope your dorm-mate didn't see you in the elevator. You have a hard time navigating the trek to class. Your wheelchair positions you lower than everyone, so all their spit and exhalation will land on you. Everytime someone speaks you wince. You finally make it to class and go to your seat. You're not sure when the last time they cleaned the tables was. Do you [[grab hand sanitizer|sanitizer]] or [[just wipe your hands on your pants|wipe hands]]?

<<set $elevator = "open" >> You feel bad, so you keep the elevator held open. You realize that your dorm-mate is not wearing a mask. You try to hold your breath for the whole elevator ride, but you can't. You feel free when you finally get out of the elevator. You have a hard time navigating the trek to class. Your wheelchair positions you lower than everyone, so all their spit and exhalation will land on you. Everytime someone speaks you wince. You finally make it to class and go to your seat. You're not sure when the last time they cleaned the tables was. Do you [[grab hand sanitizer|sanitizer]] or [[just wipe your hands on your pants|wipe hands]]?

You pick up the hand sanitizer and go to pump some onto your hands. <<set $handsanitizer = ["yes", "no" ] >> <<set $handsclean = $handsanitizer.random()>> <<if $handsclean == "yes">> Whew! There was a little left. <<elseif $handsclean =="no">> Uh-oh. The bottle was empty. No hand sanitizer for you. <<endif>>

<<set $handsclean = $handsanitizer = "no" >> You worry since you touched the door handle on the way in. You don't know when this table has last been cleaned. Now you're going to touch your phone and your computer and your notebook. You also are constantly touching the wheels of your wheelchair. You really hope that you haven't come into contact with any covid-19 carriers.

Your peanut butter and jelly sandwich is enough, but you miss being able to eat warm, homemade, pumpkin soup in fall. After lunch, you want to get started on some manuscript edits. [[You don't have time now.|commitee meeting]]

<<set $aggressivestudent = "yes">> You motion to the student to put on a mask. They aggressively suggest that you should stay home if you're so worried. You turn back around. Your friendlier neighbor motions for you to ignore it. Or at least that's what you think she did. You actually can't hear a word she is saying. You look around the room and notice some students are [[using their laptops.|laptops]]

You don't want to get in a confrontation. You just pull your mask tighter and hope you'll be okay. Your friendly neighbor motions to the other students who are using [[laptops]].

You both take out your laptops to try to co-edit a Google doc. You try to hone in your focus so that you can read her comments. You have a hard time because your laptop is so old. You realize that you forgot your laptop charger: since you don't usually bring your laptop to class, you don't usually carry the charger with you. You've been working like this for 20 minutes and your professor finally winds her way through the classroom. each question takes longer for her to answer because no one can hear each other over the shouting: tables are so far away from each other you have to shout to talk to your neighbor. You see that she had to get dangerously close to the group of students with no masks. She is standing very far away from you and you try to shout. She motions to look at your laptop, and just as she does. Your laptop [[dies]].

Your professor looks genuinely sad. She asks if your neighbor can rotate her computer screen. Your neighbor does, but the plexiglass screen that sits between you on the table is distorting the graph: you wonder if the sharp dip is real or is a distortion. You nod, pretending that you understand. You'll look it up later when you get home. You and your neighbor are struggling: she doesn't know that you stutter, so she keeps interrupting you. Without your mask on, she could see that you are trying to talk, but you don't want to risk that. Your neighbor is getting visibly annoyed with you. You start to get overwhelmed. You feel the walls are closing in, your pulse is racing, you can't breathe. Your stomach starts to hurt. Your Crohn's disease flares when you're stressed and you have been very stressed lately. You start to panic. Do you [[leave the room to get some air|leave room]] or [[stay and start crying|stay]].

<<set $classroom = "leave">> You decide to leave the classroom. You consider going to the bathroom but you worry that there are too many germs there. You just [[leave|online class]].

<<set $classroom = "stay">> You decide to stay. You start having a panic attack. You grab a brown paper bag from your backpack and start breathing into it. You must remove your mask to do this. Everyone is staring at you. You manage to calm yourself down after a few minutes and return to the lesson. Before long, class time is up. You collect your stuff and head back to your [[dorm|online class]].

Your next class is a large lecture class so it's online. You go back to your dorm and plug in your laptop charger. You open your computer and Twitter pops up. You see a video of another Black person getting killed by the police. That person could have been your brother, or your friend, or you. You see the anti-police-violence protests are happening near your home in Atlanta. You've already lost two family members to covid-19 and you're aware of the racial disparities in outcomes. You are sick with anxiety for your community, your family. You sit for a few minutes and just [[cry]].

You log into your online class and at least you can leave your camera off so no one can see your puffy face. After class, you close your computer and reach over to take your [[anti-depressants]].

You realize in all the stress of coming back to campus, you forgot to refill your prescription. The pharmacy has limited hours and is already closed, so you’ll have to skip it and hope you don’t experience brain zaps like you did last time you missed a dose. [[You cry yourself to sleep]].

When you wake up, you head over to the pharmacy to get your anti-depressant prescription refilled. You notice that they are offering free covid-19 testing. You remember the recent Trump administration ruling that health care can be withheld from trans folks. You wonder: if you test positive, will you be denied care on the basis of your trans identity? You worry, but you don't want to be unknowingly passing the virus to others. You [[get the test]].

<<if $handsclean == "no" >> You test positive. You start feeling brain zaps from withdrawal from your anti-depressants. You definitely need to see a doctor. You think about how this semester could be [[going...|conclusion]] <<elseif $handsclean == "yes" >> Whew, the test is negative. You grab your prescription and head back to the dorm. You start feeling brain zaps from withdrawal from your anti-depressants. You think about this semester could be [[going...|conclusion]] <</if>>

You grab your prescription and turn to head home. You start feeling brain zaps from withdrawal from your anti-depressants. You look up and it looks like that person from your class. <<if $aggressivestudent = "yes" >> They were mocking you in class yesterday. They're still not wearing a mask.

You raise your hand. Your professor motions that it will be a few minutes. She's trying to answer other questions, but each question takes longer than usual due to masks and social distancing. While you're waiting, you look around. You see that a neighboring student is not wearing a mask. Do you [[motion for the student to put their mask on|mask on]] or [[pull your own mask tighter|own mask]]?

It is October 1st, 2020. Data suggest covid-19 is spiking in some areas of the US, yet many universities have decided to remain open for face-to-face classes. You have been on campus for three weeks. You are one year shy of tenure at Most Distinguished University of the North. Thankfully, your University paused tenure clocks but funding in biology was already tight, and you are worried. You and your family in China are constantly checking in. Your new baby is only 8 months old and they want to video chat with the little one constantly. You also guess that they want to check in on you. They know that your arthitis has been flaring and you are at higher risk. It is nearly the end of the week and you are trying to push through. You wanted to teach all your classes online. Instead, this is your day.|feed baby

You wanted to take all your classes online. But the Board of Trustees met and decided that residential instruction was too important. So the Chancellor wrote a nicely-worded letter about the importance of students to the University. And the Deans Tweeted about the teaching mission of the University. And the Department Chairs have measured 6-foot distances between chairs in classrooms. And the Professors have altered their active-learning plans. And the Graduate Student Instructors have not been consulted. For the good of the students, they won't let you take all your classes online. But what about you? Resources and guidance: [[A collection of petitions for safer campuses in Fall 2020|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RJp3UnavXS_aWPBrxMtyK8U7sveI9dvynZKomGztwJk/edit?usp=sharing]]

Just one day. Again.

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You worry about what this means for your students. University policy requires that they are tested every week, but you wonder if the swabbing is all for show. Some of your students have expressed discomfort with the levels of surveillance. You agree with them. The new University building protocols require that you leave for your lecture 30 minutes earlier than usual to account for the screenings to enter buildings. Before covid-19 you would only pack lunch, but now you must pack dinner because you are also teaching in the evening. The University set this schedule to minimize high-volumes of students in a single place at a time. It has mostly minimized your contact with your baby. Your partner takes the baby and you pack your meals|meals.

You are angry and sad. To be considered for online instruction you were required to disclose your family's private health information to your University. You reluctantly shared that information in the hopes that you would at least be able to stay home. <<if $career == "new">>You shared how nervous you are about your young baby. You shared that you haven't had the baby vaccinated yet. You shared how the baby spent time in the NICU and is at high-risk. You are uncomfortable with this level of surveillance, but you worry about drawing too much attention to yourself, as a not-yet tenured faculty member. Will this information be used against you in the future? Before covid-19 you would only pack lunch, but now you must pack dinner because you are also teaching in the evening. The University set this schedule to minimize high-volumes of students in a single place at a time. It has mostly minimized your contact with your baby. Your partner signals that the baby fell back to sleep. Disappointed, you peek in on the little one before you [[pack your meals|meals]]. <<elseif $career == "old">>You shared how nervous you are about your partner's health and how any germ could send them to the hospital. The University offered you an unpaid leave instead of teaching. The high rent and your partner's chemotherapy costs make this financially impossible. You have devoted decades of your life to this University and expected more support. Will this information be used against you? Before covid-19 you would only pack lunch, but now you must pack dinner because you are also teaching in the evening. The University set this schedule to minimize high-volumes of students in a single place at a time. It has mostly minimized your contact with your sick partner, who could use even more support. You see that your partner has settled into their reading chair, so you [[pack your meals|meals]]. <<endif>>

After a 30-minute wait in a socially-distanced line to enter your building, your temperature is measured, you are asked if you have had any covid-19 symptoms, and then you are given a badge. This feels like a violation each and every time. You look to the Other Building Named After an Old White Man and see that students have been waiting so long to get into their dorm, they are sitting on the ground. You wonder what the hold-up is, but you are ushered along [[into your own building]].

<<set $lunch = ["yes", "no" ] >> <<set $luncheat = $lunch.random()>>You only pack foods that aren't refrigerated so you do not need to use the shared fridge. You open your bag to grab your lunch. <<if $luncheat == "yes">> You grab it and [[eat in your office|office]]. <<elseif $luncheat =="no">> Oh no. In the stress of the morning you must have [[forgotten your lunch.|forgot]] <<endif>>

The 30-minute screeing protocols make it impossible for you to leave the building to get lunch. You cobble together some snacks from the back of your desk drawer. You will have to figure out what to do for dinner later. [[You don't have time now.|commitee meeting]]

Your graduate student has a committee meeting today. While your department has encouraged virtual meetings when possible, the Chair of this committee insisted that you return to business as usual. You reluctantly agreed, hoping your petition would be accepted before this meeting and absolving you of physical attendance at this meeting. You enter the large lecture hall with masking tape in the shape of X's across chairs, indicating which seats must be left empty to ensure proper social distancing. You try to move along the edge of the room so that you keep as much distance as possible. You are worried about bringing coronavirus home to your family. You still wonder why your petition was denied. Over the course of the next hour, you are so impressed by your graduate student's [[poise and intellect]].

When you mention the mask policies, the committee Chair erupts in laughter. Your face gets hot. You look over at your graduate student who is in tears. Thankfully, another committee member steps in and [[ends the meeting|tea]].

When you pull your mask tighter, the Chair of the committee seems to take notice and extends a hand for a handshake. Your graduate student loudly gasps. You look over at your graduate student. Your face gets hot. Thankfully, another committee member steps in and [[ends the meeting|tea]].

Near the end of the committee meeting, you look over and notice the committee Chair is not wearing a mask. You try to hide your discomfort behind your own mask, but they ask you what's wrong. Do you [[mention the mask policies|policies]] or [[pull your mask tighter|pull mask]]?

After committee meetings, you always take your students out for coffee or tea. You know that committee meetings can be stressful so you usually highlight the best parts. Given the realities of covid-19, that is just not feasible. You schedule a Zoom meeting for tomorrow, but you wish you could console your student [[now]].

Your student has just emailed you to inform you that they may be late with their lab report. Your student is very apologetic, but they explain that the funeral is on Monday and they don't think they will have enough time. This is the third family member they have lost to covid-19. [[You start sobbing]].

You remain in the empty classroom until you've calmed down. You cannot imagine the grief your student is feeling. Once you feel ready, you grab your bag and head to your car. You start to feel that migraine coming on. It's late and you're not used to being on campus at night. You notice the custodian from your floor is walking toward your building. From a six-foot distance you chat. She mentions that she tidies the building overnight to minimize contact. You ask if she is receiving hazard pay and she tells you she is not, but she is required to buy her own masks. She mentions that she hasn't seen her baby in three days. You both tear up and say goodbye. You're uncomfortable and hungry. You never did find time to get dinner. That's probably making you extra jumpy. At this point, your head is throbbing. Do you [[call Campus Security|security]] or [[hurry to your car|hurry]]?

In just a few minutes you're home. When you open the door, you are met with complete silence. <<if $career == "new">>The baby is asleep. You enter the dining room and make-shift home office to find your partner furiously typing. They explain that the baby was fussy. They barely got any work done. They will be up for hours. You feel guilty, but you're exhausted. You feel sad that you didn't get to spend time with your partner or baby today. You quickly peel off your clothes and shower on the highest heat to disinfect yourself. Your head pain is now seismic. You climb into [[bed]]. <<elseif $career == "old">>Your partner is asleep. You see the empty pill bottle on the counter and your stomach drops. You feel guilty, but you're exhausted. You feel sad that you didn't get to spend time with your partner today. You quickly peel off your clothes and shower on the highest heat to disinfect yourself. Your head pain is now seismic. Since you interact with so many people on a daily basis, you've taken to sleeping in the [[the guest room|bed]]. <<endif>>

You wind your way to the largest lecture hall on campus. It takes twice as long because you can only use the elevators to go up and the stairs to go down and you can't be in the elevator at the same time as another person. You usually take the elevator anyway, but now there is a lot more waiting involved. Once you make it to the classroom, you look around and see some students with their masks pulled down to expose their noses. Your campus utilizes Mask Police, though they call it something less overt. To preempt this, you begin every class session with a few slides about [[proper policies]].

While you're glad everyone is now wearing a mask properly, you are struggling to understand your students. You have high-frequency hearing loss. It makes it harder to determine words sometimes, so you often lipread. The inability to lipread means that your students need to repeat themselves multiple times before you can understand them. In the past, you've used a throwable wireless microphone so that students' voices were amplified. Now that microphone ball would act as a fomite and passing it around to students would ensure immediate spread of covid-19. Do you try socially-distanced [[team-based strategies|strategies]] or [[independent work]]?

You try to use team-based strategies, but students are shouting and one student has had a panic attack. You get overwhelmed and instruct students to finish the problem set silently and alone. You hear students loudly comment how they could be doing this from home. You silently agree and wish that were the case. With 10 minutes left in class, you begin to call each student, one by one, to leave the room. You stagger their departures to prevent transmission. You've spent 20 minutes on covid-19 related policies, 20 minutes on chaos, and 10 minutes on independent work. You look up at the clock and realize you need to check in with your [[graduate student]].

You instruct students to work on the problem set silently and alone. You hear students loudly comment how they could be doing this from home. You silently agree and wish that were the case. With 10 minutes left in class, you begin to call each student, one by one, to leave the room. You stagger their departures to prevent transmission. You've spent 20 minutes on covid-19 related policies, 20 minutes on chaos, and 10 minutes on independent work. You look up at the clock and realize you need to check in with your [[graduate student]].

You meet with your graduate student on Zoom. They are nearing the end of their 5th year and do not have independent funding for next year. Your department requires one first-author publication before graduation and there are still experiments to be completed. Your student had a kidney transplant three years ago and is immunocompromised. They had hoped that the requirements for graduation could be altered, given the circumstances. You reached out to the department Chair. They say they are very sympathetic, but they do not make these calls. The higher administrators are unwilling to [[bend the rules]].

The next day you wake up and take the baby for a stroll to the pharmacy to pick up your immunosuppressants. You notice that they are offering free covid-19 testing. You flinch as someone's eyes linger on you just a little too long. You remember the violence against Chinese folks at the start of the pandemic. You worry when you enter grocery stores and other public places. You wonder if this will be the time that that violence strikes you. You consider leaving, but you don't want to be unknowingly passing the virus to others. You [[get the test]].

It is October 1st, 2020. Data suggest covid-19 is spiking in some areas of the US, yet many universities have decided to remain open for face-to-face classes. You have been on campus for three weeks. You teach in the biology department at Most Distinguished University of the North. It is nearly the end of the week and you are trying to push through. You wanted to teach all your classes online. Instead, this is your day: • [[as a tenure-track assistant professor.|new prof]] or • [[as an endowed full professor.|old prof]]

<<set $career = "new">>You are two years shy of tenure at Most Distinguished University of the North. Thankfully, your University paused tenure clocks but funding in biology was already tight, and you are worried. You and your family in China are constantly checking in. Your new baby is only 8 months old and they want to video chat with the little one constantly. It is nearly the end of the week. [[Your alarm goes off|feed baby]].

<<set $career = "old">>You are 64 years old and an Endowed Full Professor at Most Distinguished University of the North. You have spent decades building your lab and have a distinguished research record associated with the University. Your partner's cancer has relapsed, requiring frequent chemotherapy infusions. Before covid-19, you had a team of caregivers who alternated responsibilities so that you could retain your job and associated health insurance. With the dangers of the virus so obvious, no visitors are allowed in your home, leaving your partner alone much of the time. Your family in Portugal video call frequently, which keeps up your partner's spirits. It is nearly the end of the week. [[Your alarm goes off|tea1]].

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You wake up and find your partner is still asleep. You're not surprised, the chemotherapy has been energy-draining. While your tea is heating up, you pick up your phone. You [[check your email.->email]]

Reviewing the policies takes 10 minutes, but it's important because some students have already been required to self-quarantine after contact tracing identified them as having potential exposure. Each day when you enter your class, you are unsure who will be there or when the last time they heard these policies was. You also don't know which students will object to wearing a mask. You remember during the first week of class when a student refused to wear a mask. The University policy was vague and you were terrified as the student approached you shouting about his rights. Now you always begin with these slides about masks and cleaning [[procedures]].

During these slides, students are instructed to wipe down their desks with sanitizing wipes. As always, the wipes are highly scented. Due to your chemical sensitivity, you know that you are fighting the clock until you get a migraine. You are happy that your classroom is still stocked with the wipes, as you know some classrooms have run out. You hope you can make it through the day before the migraine sets in. After your 10-minute introduction, you move to the actual [[course material]].

This morning is a college-wide faculty meeting led by the Provost. As with any other morning, your temperature is checked before you can enter the building. You file in and take a seat, which is flanked by two empty seats on either side. As more faculty enter, you realize that you do not see any higher-level administrators or executives. Eventually, a staff member approaches the podium and [[clicks a few buttons|screen]].

On the screen appears the Provost. From all the town halls over the last 6 months you recognize that she is in her home office. She welcomes you and thanks you for attending. She explains that the University is so grateful for your cooperation and flexibility in teaching. She mentions that your cooperation is necessary - for the good of the students, and the survival of the University. Do you [[raise your hand|hand]] or [[sit in silence|sit]]?

The Provost replies that a team of experts and executives have reviewed the data and are sure that this is the best course of action. She also mentions that input from the Faculty Senate has been considered and incorporated. You remember a conversation with the Vice-Chair of the Faculty Senate that directly contradicts this statement: faculty feedback has been ignored. She thanks you for your continued cooperation. As she begins her concluding remarks, you notice a line of Campus Security Officers has entered the large auditorium. Your stomach drops. You wonder what could be [[next]].

The Provost's face is replaced by the University logo. A Campus Security Officer approaches the podium and informs you that you will all be required to undergo covid-19 testing today. Without any additional explanation, you are ushered into a line of your faculty colleagues. You wait in line for thirty minutes until it is your turn. The long swab feels like it pokes your brain. After fives minutes, a Campus Safety Officer [[nods|your turn]].

<<if $testpositive == "yes">>You are shuttled into the longer of two lines. This feels dystopian. You are required to sign another waiver and are instructed to move your classes online. After a few minutes of confusion, you realize you must have tested positive. You wonder if they are avoiding actually saying the words to relieve themselves of any culpability. You see that the teacher who would serve as your "backup" in class is in this line as well. If you both get sick, [[who will teach your students?]] <<elseif $testpositive == "no">> You are shuttled into the shorter of two lines. This feels dystopian. They tell you that you have tested negative. You are required to sign another waiver and are instructed that you may remain teaching face-to-face. You look over to the longer line and you see the teacher who would serve as your "backup" in class. If you get sick, [[who will teach your students?]] <<endif>>

<<set $sick = ["yes", "yes", "no"]>><<set $testpositive = $sick.random()>> You and your partner argue. Finally, you agree that you will pick up the medication. You are not sure how you fit this into your schedule but you feel for your sick partner. You are still a little unnerved from the argument but you are grateful that they are flexible. You say goodbye, grab your bag, and [[head to the pharmacy|pharmacy]].

<<set $sick = ["yes", "no", "no"]>><<set $testpositive = $sick.random()>> You and your partner argue. Finally, you agree that you will order the medication. You could not imagine a way to fit a trip to the pharmacy into your schedule. You are still a little unnerved from the argument but you are grateful that they are flexible. You quickly try to order the medication via the [[computer]].

It is now evening and you have an additional class. You never teach classes this late and you are exhausted from trying to prepare all of your classes in three formats. As you boot your laptop to Zoom in the students who are taking the class from home, you realize that the internet in the classroom isn't working. Unfortunately, IT is not open this late. Students will be arriving to class shortly, but you don't know what to do. You hurriedly write an email on your phone to cancel class and hope it sends. You hang around in the classroom just in case anyone shows up. After about thirty minutes, as you are about to leave, your phone [[dings]].

<<set $stumbled = ["yes", "no" ] >> <<set $fall = $stumbled.random()>> <<if $fall == "yes">> You fall. On a better day, you might be okay, but you've been on your feet all day. Your throat catches. You get up and make your way to your. <<elseif $fall =="no">> You catch yourself. You imagine that a fall might have been devastating. Your throat catches. You make your way to your. <<endif>>

<<if $career == "new">>The following day you wake and realize you slept through your alarm. You wake up and find your partner has taken the baby for a walk. You scramble to make it to [[campus|morning]]. <<elseif $career == "old">>The following day you wake and realize you slept through your alarm. You wake up and find your partner is sick in the bathroom. You apologize, but you need to leave. You scramble to make it to [[campus|morning]]. <<endif>>

You head into the pharmacy to pick up your partner's medication. Thankfully, it's ready. You grab it and head to [[campus]].

It takes longer than it should, but you get the order in. You hope it makes it to your home soon. You say goodbye, grab your bag, and [[head to campus|campus]].

You wanted to teach all your classes online. But the Board of Trustees met and decided that residential instruction was too important. So the Chancellor wrote a nicely-worded letter about the importance of students to the University. And the Deans Tweeted about the teaching mission of the University. And the Department Chairs have measured 6-foot distances between chairs in classrooms. And the [[Professors|https://caitkirby.com/downloads/October1st2020.html]] have altered their active-learning plans. And the [[Graduate Student Instructors|https://caitkirby.com/downloads/October5th2020.html]] have not been consulted. And the [[Undergraduate Students|https://caitkirby.com/downloads/Fall%202020.html]] are worried about returning. And the [[Staff|https://caitkirby.com/downloads/October12th2020.html]] are keeping it all together. For the good of the students, they won't let you teach all your classes online. They've given you little choice. But what about you? Resources and guidance: [[Accessible Campus Action Alliance: Beyond "High Risk":Statement on Disability and Campus Re-openings|https://sites.google.com/view/accesscampusalliance]] [[A collection of petitions for safer campuses in Fall 2020|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RJp3UnavXS_aWPBrxMtyK8U7sveI9dvynZKomGztwJk/edit?usp=sharing]] [[Chris Marsicano's Twitter thread of actions to take against the ICE #StudentBan|https://twitter.com/ChrisMarsicano/status/1280334446844162050]]

Unfortunately Campus Security has limited availability due to covid-19. They instruct you to be careful and wish you luck. With your eyes darting all around, you hurry to your [[car]].

With your eyes darting all around, you hurry to your [[car]].

You raise your hand. You ask to see the data supporting this [[assertion]].

You sit in uncomfortable silence. Then a colleague asks to see the data supporting this [[assertion]].

Your student must return to lab to complete experiments so that they can graduate. To obtain an additional year of funding, your student could serve as a TA, but that would require on-campus teaching. Your student bursts into tears. You promise that you will figure something out. You make a plan to ask for alternatives and then you schedule a follow-up meeting. You look up and it's already [[noon|lunchtime]].