It was fun while it lasted. This morning, Abu and I received the following email from OSL (Office of Student Life).
It was brought to our attention that you are using the second floor common room in Sage, E208 to study and socialize. We were informed that you have moved two desk and personal belongings into this space and appear to be sharing it. Please put the desks back where they were originally located and return any personal belongings to your rooms. In addition, be mindful of the guidelines set forth by the College for students who remain on campus, which can be reviewed here: https://www.williams.edu/coronavirus/on-campus-students-faq/
Specifically, “As strange as it sounds, the best rule for social distancing is to act as if everyone around you is sick and keep your distance accordingly.”
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
They don’t explicitly state why we can’t use it, but I guess it’s implied because we need to practice social distancing? Which doesn’t make sense from a practical point of view because we’re effectively acting like a family now. We only go to the same places at the same time (Driscoll) so if one of us gets it, chances are the other does too even with social distancing. And would you even socially distance yourself from members of your family? But I guess it makes sense from a PR point of view in case something does happen. Oh well. We’ll move the desks but they can’t stop us from eating with family at least!