In case you were wondering about the "substantial new burdens on students" that Nate refers to here, Duke is requiring masks & vaccines and suspending indoor group seating at dining facilities.
That's . . . not very substantial.
That's . . . not very substantial.
https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1432677417718587393
Here's the relevant portion of the article in the local paper here in North Carolina that he's relying on for his claim about "substantial new burdens" 
I totally get it that some places are being too cautious about COVID right now. But telling people they need to wear masks, get a vaccine, and eat outside is not really asking all that much.
In fact, they seem like not particularly onerous restrictions at all.
In fact, they seem like not particularly onerous restrictions at all.
If you are going to accuse people for overstating the risk posed by coronavirus, maybe you shouldn't overstate the burden of measures like telling people to eat outside and wear a mask.
Of course wearing a mask is annoying. And eating outside in August is too hot.
But colleges are obviously trying to limit the spread of this disease on their campuses so that they don't get pressure from parents/faculty to go remote again.
So let's cut them some slack.
But colleges are obviously trying to limit the spread of this disease on their campuses so that they don't get pressure from parents/faculty to go remote again.
So let's cut them some slack.
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