The Anchor - March 30, 2020

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Volume 93/Issue XX

THE

March 30th, 2020

ANCHOR

Rhode Island College’s Independent Student Newspaper Since 1928

Sweet home Rhode Island College: Quarantined on campus on campus. These individuals each have their own reasons for staying on campus, ranging from unstable home situations to travel restrictions impeding their ability to get home. These remainJake Elmslie ing residents are confrontSports Editor ed with unique issues in the face of a near nationwide While a majority of Rhode shutdown, and their situaIsland College students re- tion was further complicatmain quarantined in their ed by a Monday afternoon own homes, over 50 students announcement from Presiremain in the residence halls dent Sanchez that a student still residing in the residence halls had tested positive for COVID-19. The fact that a student living in the residence halls, specifically Penfield Hall, tested positive for COVID-19 was news to the students still living on campus. According to multiple students still remaining in the residence halls, Photo courtesy of Billy Ramirez they were giv-

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en no prior warning of the positive test result, or that the student was even undergoing testing. They learned of this at the same time as the rest of the RIC community. As stated by President Sanchez in an email addressed to the RIC community, the student in question is currently engaging in self-isolation in Penfield Hall. However, beyond food from Donovan Dining Center being delivered to their suite door there is reportedly little being done to ensure the infected student remains isolated. Also, according to a student resident who requested to remain anonymous as they currently reside on campus, there is a second student, a now former suitemate of the infected individual, who is also engaging in self-isolation as a precaution. Some of the residents are unhappy with the continued presence of these individuals. “Well, personally I feel like they shouldn’t have even allowed them to be quarantined here. You’re putting an entire community at risk by keeping them in the building. Like God forbid they

decide to go to the vending machine or something stupid. I don’t think they should be here. And I think that because they’re here that’s why we haven’t even consolidated yet” said the anonymous source. Students residing in Penfield Hall were also never made aware of the location of the infected individuals room or given a floor number. Some students and resident advisors were unwilling to comment when approached due to a fear of retribution from administration. A plan was laid out to consolidate all of the remaining residents to Penfield Hall on March 23. However, on that date, the remaining residents received an email from Di-

rector of Residential Life and Housing Darcy Dubois at 11:19 a.m. stating, “Housekeeping is busy cleaning the halls and is taking a bit longer than we expected, so we are going to have to delay moving this afternoon.” Currently there is no new date set for consolidation. Those who chose to leave campus have faced difficulties of their own. “I had to move my stuff out in a hurry because housing said you only had a limited time to move out to qualify for a reContinued on pg. 3 Left & above: Penfield Hall Graphics courtesy of ric.edu and Bacon Construction

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Commencement ceremonies cancellatoin pg. 3

Switching to online learning pg. 6

Netflix and quarantine pg. 7

MLB’s search for normalcy pg. 9

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