Anonymous
Post 08/21/2020 08:56     Subject: How is va tech doing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Dropped off my daughter yesterday. I am so nervous! She is alone in her dorm room, roommate decided not to go


Good luck. We live in MD and my high stats rising senior kid is really interested in the school. It seems like a great place. Wishing you best of luck.


What does your kids having high stats have to do with anything?
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2020 08:51     Subject: How is va tech doing?
It's going about as well as can be expected. They're a week or two behind the other schools dealing with an outbreak.

Radford is a few weeks ahead of everyone else. They moved in on the 1st.

https://newsadvance.com/news/state-and-regional/7-virginia-tech-students-suspended-after-off-campus-gatherings/article_f8ffb9ae-815b-5e83-8c3b-3c62ae8f02e1.html

Seven Virginia Tech students were suspended Thursday after local law enforcement alerted the university to reports of large groups of students gathered off-campus.


Radford University has suspended three students for “endangering conduct” and failure to comply with the university’s COVID-19 safety measures, The Roanoke Times reported Wednesday.

Students living on campus at Tech began moving in Friday, and on-campus Radford students began moving in Aug. 1.


Anonymous
Post 08/21/2020 08:36     Subject: How is va tech doing?
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In the broader community out there, no one is wearing masks. It's going to explode out of the college and into rural communities in a bad way.


But from the dashboard, it looks like no one is coming in with it. Where would it come from?


I don't think VT required testing prior to showing up on campus.


My daughter’s friends are in off campus apartments. When they were over here last week they were talking about how testing isn’t required and they were going to skip it.


I thought VT students were supposed to be smart.


Nah...easy school to get into.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2020 08:16     Subject: How is va tech doing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In the broader community out there, no one is wearing masks. It's going to explode out of the college and into rural communities in a bad way.


But from the dashboard, it looks like no one is coming in with it. Where would it come from?


I don't think VT required testing prior to showing up on campus.


My daughter’s friends are in off campus apartments. When they were over here last week they were talking about how testing isn’t required and they were going to skip it.


I thought VT students were supposed to be smart.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2020 07:46     Subject: How is va tech doing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In the broader community out there, no one is wearing masks. It's going to explode out of the college and into rural communities in a bad way.


But from the dashboard, it looks like no one is coming in with it. Where would it come from?


I don't think VT required testing prior to showing up on campus.


My daughter’s friends are in off campus apartments. When they were over here last week they were talking about how testing isn’t required and they were going to skip it.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2020 06:59     Subject: How is va tech doing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In the broader community out there, no one is wearing masks. It's going to explode out of the college and into rural communities in a bad way.


But from the dashboard, it looks like no one is coming in with it. Where would it come from?


I don't think VT required testing prior to showing up on campus.


They are administering testing prior to moving into the dorm. If you look at the testing numbers for zip code 24060, it is clear in the surge in testing, but the rates of detected infections is more or less stable.

This is toward the bottom of my blog:

www.vacovidstatus.com

Because these tests are tied to one zip code, we can get a pretty good idea of the prevalence of the virus.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2020 19:43     Subject: How is va tech doing?
My kid is visiting a long time friend this evening who is living on Friday for VT. Keeping all fingers crossed, but he is packing no more than a SUV load for now (as well mine this time next week when he leaves for his school). You need to be able to get them moved out if they close the school.

Single room is a good thing by the way. Keep the door open so people can say hi.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2020 19:07     Subject: How is va tech doing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In the broader community out there, no one is wearing masks. It's going to explode out of the college and into rural communities in a bad way.


But from the dashboard, it looks like no one is coming in with it. Where would it come from?


I don't think VT required testing prior to showing up on campus.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2020 19:03     Subject: How is va tech doing?
Anonymous wrote:Dropped off my daughter yesterday. I am so nervous! She is alone in her dorm room, roommate decided not to go


The roommate is onto something...
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2020 18:59     Subject: How is va tech doing?
Anonymous wrote:In the broader community out there, no one is wearing masks. It's going to explode out of the college and into rural communities in a bad way.


But from the dashboard, it looks like no one is coming in with it. Where would it come from?
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2020 18:51     Subject: How is va tech doing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Public dashboards are dumb. All they do is provide fodder for gossip, social media and news outlets that serves no purpose. The universities are accountable to their students and staff, not a bunch of fear-mongering talking heads. If there’s news, you’ll hear it from your kid, and if your kid isn’t at Virginia Tech, we’ll, this doesn’t concern you.



Right. Everyone go stick their heads in the sand and let's pretend this isn't happening.


+1 Yes a public health crisis has nothing to do with the public!
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2020 17:57     Subject: How is va tech doing?
Anonymous wrote:Dropped off my daughter yesterday. I am so nervous! She is alone in her dorm room, roommate decided not to go


Maybe you'll be seeing her next week...
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2020 17:39     Subject: How is va tech doing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Public dashboards are dumb. All they do is provide fodder for gossip, social media and news outlets that serves no purpose. The universities are accountable to their students and staff, not a bunch of fear-mongering talking heads. If there’s news, you’ll hear it from your kid, and if your kid isn’t at Virginia Tech, we’ll, this doesn’t concern you.



Right. Everyone go stick their heads in the sand and let's pretend this isn't happening.


I disagree if a big state school can keep then numbers low, I want to know about it and know what they did.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2020 16:42     Subject: How is va tech doing?
Anonymous wrote:Public dashboards are dumb. All they do is provide fodder for gossip, social media and news outlets that serves no purpose. The universities are accountable to their students and staff, not a bunch of fear-mongering talking heads. If there’s news, you’ll hear it from your kid, and if your kid isn’t at Virginia Tech, we’ll, this doesn’t concern you.



Right. Everyone go stick their heads in the sand and let's pretend this isn't happening.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2020 15:44     Subject: How is va tech doing?
In the broader community out there, no one is wearing masks. It's going to explode out of the college and into rural communities in a bad way.