Columbia and Barnard Finally Stumble onto a Method to Protect White Co-Eds from Black Murderers and Rapists

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Columbia and Barnard move to online classes for the remainder of semester, encourage students to stay home after spring break

N.S.: Not that they wanted to Protect White Co-Eds. It's just that Legal told them they'd go broke from liability lawsuits, if they didn't do something, and fast.

View this email in your browser. Columbia and Barnard move to online classes for the remainder of semester, encourage students to stay home after spring break Columbia and Barnard will move all course instruction online for the rest of the semester, according to an announcement sent by University President Lee Bollinger and President Sian Beilock on Thursday morning. The University will remain open and services remain functional including campus dining, libraries, and fitness centers.   According to a University spokesperson, Columbia will continue to monitor the evolving COVID-19 developments and will be making a decision in the coming weeks about Commencement ceremonies. Dining will be converted to take out and may consolidate locations depending on who remains on campus. The University's decision comes in light of the World Health Organization declaring the spread of COVID-19 a pandemic. President Trump also announced a ban on flight entry from 30 Europe nations starting on March 13 for the proceeding 30 days. In New York City, 62 cases have been confirmed. In the last week, universities across the nation—such as Harvard, Stanford, and Princeton University—have announced online learning for the remainder of the semester.   Bollinger's email also reiterated that stated that travel restrictions have been put in place for affiliates who have traveled to severely affected areas. The University has suspended all domestic and international business travel. The Ivy League also cancelled all spring practices and competitions, league administrators announced yesterday, following a release sent from Columbia Athletics a day earlier which would allow domestic travel, practice, and competition for spring sports.  Follow our ongoing coverage for a more comprehensive look at how the new coronavirus outbreak will impact Columbia's campus, both in the short term and in the months to come. We want to hear from you.  In the wake of travel restrictions, canceled events, and the move to online classes, the growing outbreak of COVID-19 will continue to impact the Columbia community for months to come. Whether you had to cancel a trip home, your favorite seminar is moving online, or you're a senior about to graduate, how have the University's and the nation's responses to the coronavirus impacted your day-to-day life? What experiences will you miss the most? Please fill out this form—your answers may be displayed on our editorial pages. How has Columbia responded up to this point? Prior to Bollinger's announcement, classes were suspended on March 9 and 10 and moved to online learning until March 27, and administrators announced that the University would remain open after break.   Preliminary precautions began taking place in early March, when the University began urging student groups to cancel nonessential organized events of more than 25 attendees on campus. Barnard has cancelled all events for the rest of the semester. Among the canceled events were the annual John Jay Dinner, at which Columbia College presents six  alumni with an award for "distinguished professional achievement," and the two weekends of Days on Campus, at which newly admitted students have the opportunity to shadow classes and meet their peers. Columbia and Barnard also suspended all sponsored overseas travel and later asked students participating in travel abroad programs to return home. In light of the pandemic, studies have found that universities may see a decline in international students in the near future due to suspended visa services and cancelled standardized testing assessments like the SAT or IELTS and TOEFL.  Columbia international students comprises the fourth-largest number of international students in the nation, supporting over 15,000 students and scholars. Earlier in February, 13 Barnard students returning from the Hubei province of China were recommended to self-quarantine—some of whom feared violating Barnard Student Code of Conduct if they did not follow the instructions from administrators.  Concerns over anti-Chinese sentiment also arose around campus after students found a blackboard in Butler Library with "Wuhan virus isolation area" written in Chinese. Following that, University Residential Life discovered sinophobic vandalism on the floor of East Campus residence hall, noting that students had torn down and burned the nametags of two Chinese students.