The outdoor facility is housed under the covered walkway alongside the Purnell Center for the Arts, and it runs almost the entire length of the building.
Tuesday, September 01, 2020
New COVID-19 testing facility opens on campus
The outdoor facility is housed under the covered walkway alongside the Purnell Center for the Arts, and it runs almost the entire length of the building.
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I am very encouraged to see that Carnegie Mellon is handling this pandemic seriously- I hope it can avoid issues that other university campuses had when starting the fall semester. I do, however, think it was poor planning to have it in the entry way blocking the Purnell center- that walkway is essential for students of all different areas on campus, as one might have noticed pre-pandemic. Further, I think the testing decision came a bit too late, most grad students are already on campus and didn't know that testing was mandatory. I hope that the testing is effective and will contain the spread of the virus, but my opinion overall is even limited campus activities are unsafe- for as long as there is one person who is improperly distancing and continuing to see others and coming to school, they are putting the community at risk. Stopping Covid from spreading is a task of self discipline that I am unsure most undergraduates have, no matter the university.
I am very encouraged to see that Carnegie Mellon is handling this pandemic seriously- I hope it can avoid issues that other university campuses had when starting the fall semester. I do, however, think it was poor planning to have it in the entry way blocking the Purnell center- that walkway is essential for students of all different areas on campus, as one might have noticed pre-pandemic. Further, I think the testing decision came a bit too late, most grad students are already on campus and didn't know that testing was mandatory. I hope that the testing is effective and will contain the spread of the virus, but my opinion overall is even limited campus activities are unsafe- for as long as there is one person who is improperly distancing and continuing to see others and coming to school, they are putting the community at risk. Stopping Covid from spreading is a task of self discipline that I am unsure most undergraduates have, no matter the university.
Carnegie Mellon has had the most effective response to the COVID pandemic out of all the colleges my group of high school friends attend. While their universities are not enforcing a mandatory quarantine, COVID safe contact practices on campus, or a mandatory negative test to be on campus, CMU seems to be covering its bases. I know a lot of this is because CMU has the resources to provide tests to students and staff, but it also seems like CMU just kind of had a better campus plan. Now, don’t get me wrong, I still think that having students return to campus during a pandemic is purely for the capital gain of the university, given that we have a pretty solid chance of returning to digital schooling before we are set to (and receive no tuition reduction for this). But given CMU’s initial numbers, things SEEM to be looking okay right now. The general hope of this whole year is that people will do their part to protect themselves and others, and not engage in irresponsible behavior. So I guess I just home some people don’t ruin it for the rest of us.
It’s scary moving across the country during a pandemic. It’s hard to have faith that everyone will be responsible and respect guidelines put in place by the school and CDC. So far, CMU is handling it a lot better than many other institutions, especially with their testing plans. I was surprised by how easy, fast, and organized the entire process was. From start to finish, it took 4 days for me to get my results. I reserved a slot to pick up my COVID test on Wednesday and I dropped off my testing kit the next day. The best part was they didn’t have to stick a swab up my nose, instead I just had to spit in a tube. On Saturday, I got a message in my email that I was negative. I’m glad they will continue asymptomatic testing throughout the school year to prevent any outbreaks. Like many others, I will be constantly monitoring our situation by checking the website with the number of CMU cases.
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