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Feb. 28th, 2020 03:00 pm
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The U has been sending updates as needed regarding travel and precautions regarding Coronavirus (referred to as COVID-19). In this most recent email, after reporting that travel abroad programs to South Korea and China are suspended through the summer, the U also provided links and additional suggestions, reminding the community that there have been no suspected cases in Minnesota.

At the end of the email, there was the following text:

"We recognize this is a stressful situation for many of you. As we move forward with our public health response, please remember that viruses do not discriminate and neither should we as a campus community. Though we have no confirmed cases on our campuses, many are still affected by COVID-19 in very personal ways. Be compassionate to those affected. Do not let fear lead to inappropriate assumptions."

Knowing what I know of how communications are developed and drawn up, I think the Unversity did a decent job here just bringing the humanity piece into the picture, and it made me feel a lot of feelings. Especially having been exposed to some really shitty, insidiously (and in some cases, overtly) racist garbage opinions/statements by people who work at the University. I feel protective of our students and marginalized people in general, and hate the continuous discrimination of various Asian populations here, COVID-19 or not.

I'm a bit in my feelings today.

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