Dear campus community,

As the COVID-19 pandemic transitions to an endemic and the omicron surge rapidly declines, the [University] is adjusting its approach to this next phase of the virus in our community.

Who the fuck told you it’s rapidly declining???

Today’s COVID environment is markedly different from the one we faced two years ago at the beginning of the pandemic. Yes, there are more cases now than ever, that’s the difference.

Unlike then, most people now are vaccinated, and many are boosted. Others have gained some level of immunity through having been infected. Face mask use is part of daily life for many.

In response, [University] is making changes as well. For example, the [Covid screening program] program is transitioning, including moving large-scale testing that was ramped up in response to omicron back to the Student Health Care Center, and its COVID dashboard has been discontinued.

Yes, a huge mistake that has made testing much harder.

In short, [University] will begin treating COVID as we do other contagious illnesses such as the flu so that we can move toward an environment that treats COVID as a present-day virus, one that rises and falls in number of cases. This means we as a university must also continually monitor our environment and change along with it.

“We’ve decided it’s over, eat shit”

These changes have the full support and encouragement of our campus public health experts, and [University] is by no means an outlier in this regard. Many other leading universities around the country are adopting similar approaches.

But not the support of the staff, faculty, or majority of the students.

As these changes occur, individual actions and responsibility will become even more important. As we have said previously, we urge everyone to get vaccinated and boosted. Masks continue to be expected inside all public spaces at [University]. High-quality KN95 or N95 masks are encouraged. If you feel sick, please stay home. Follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and [University] Health. Please be reminded that testing is available on campus and can be scheduled at [University website].

No they won’t be enforcing a mask or vaccine requirement, no they won’t be providing high quality masks.

Also, should the need arise, we are prepared to reinstate whatever measures are deemed medically prudent to address the situation.

By sending this email you’ve shown that you aren’t prepared to do that, because if you were you would have done them instead of this.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we all work together to navigate this next phase of the virus in our community thoughtfully and pragmatically.

Holy. Fucking. Shit. I’m so fucking angry right now. What the fuck.

Yesterday I was already considering taking a medical withdrawal for the semester. Today I’m thinking about just dropping out. This is so fucking awful, I’ve never been so embarrassed to go to this evil fucking school.