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Universities are trying to thread that needle ... by NDFanSince81

Universities making the decision to open up this Fall, like ND, will be a interesting experiment. They're making the gamble that disciplined use of social distancing, testing, contact tracing will be enough to avoid the worst consequences of this virus. What they're trying to implement is something short of total lock down, but much more controlled than the phased reopening in many states.

We'll see. Frankly, I'm worried for ND. Given the high density of the dorms and the almost certain super-spreading events off-campus, I just don't see how there is much hope for success. All it will take is one keg party followed by spread among faculty, staff, or religious and its over for the rest of the semester.

The key is whether the social distancing they can actually enforce is sufficient to counter the early asymptomatic spread of this disease. The experiment starts soon and may provide some type of answer to your question.