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year that accomplishes the vital goal of “de-densifying” the campus by having only two-thirds of the student body on campus at any time and all dorm rooms as singles; partnering with Mercy Health-Allen Hospital to administer as colleges across the country began monthly COVID-19 tests to all students, faculty, their school year in the midst of the COVID-19 and staff; changes to campus life (no ’Sco as we pandemic, each faced an array of complicated know it, for instance, nor fall sports or the choices to best keep students, staff, and faculty co-ops); and the launch of ObieSafe: Caring for safe. Working closely with public health officials and health care professionals at Cleveland Clinic, Our Community, a program that consolidates Oberlin developed a plan that allowed the school resources and information about staying healthy and limiting the spread of COVID-19. year to begin on time and, through a variety of ObieSafe encompasses a robust website and strategies, manage risks as much as possible. a weekly campus email, from which this This includes a three-term, year-round academic
Obies Staying Safe
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illustration by Boston Globe illustrator (and parent of a recent Oberlin grad) Beth Wolfensberger Singer was taken. Oberlin students have done their part, pledging to follow guidelines and exercising a high degree of caution that has helped to keep infection rates low. As an added measure of protection, in November the college announced it planned to delay the spring semester opening from early January to early February. For details on the plans and all of Oberlin’s COVID-related announcements and FAQs, visit www.oberlin. edu/obiesafe.
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