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| WI22 - Week 3: 'Cron but not forgotten edition.
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PROGRAMMING NOTE
Dearest WWL-ers:
We've been felled.
We write to you this week from the depths of our Omicron-induced isolation chamber (a pun-itentiary, if you will) with a few quick morsels before we return next Friday with the 'VID-free verve and vigor that you've come to expect.
Below – because we're as full of ourselves as a single-occupancy quarantine den – please find a reboot of our favorite entries (so, most of them) from WWL Weeks 1 & 2.
Be safe, be well, and be boosted, Tritons. We’ll chat again after 5-10 days. - Ian.
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| | Protection has its perks.
AS, GPSA, University Centers and Student Affairs have partnered to fork over $10 Triton Cash – as part of our new Booster Bucks initiative – to all students who get boosted before the end of January 2022.
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| | Testin’ peace.
Peace of mind, that is. Be confident – and compliant – while following a personally tailored Winter Quarter COVID testing protocol based on factors like status and symptoms, among others.
Visit our VCSA site and RTL’s On-Campus Checklist for all the pertinent dates and deets on testing requirements. In the meantime, we’ve provided below the high-key lowdown with some DL highlights:
- ‘Cron on the swab? If you’ve been COVID positive in the past 90 days, you don’t need to undergo PCR testing during that three-month period. While your body’s pro-level antibodies are living their best life protection-wise, you may trigger a false positive – and you’re not statistically infectious to others.
- One test to rule them all (out). When THAs are handing out tests next to our vending machines, be sure to get your kit directly from them. But only one – the plastic clamshell containers are in short supply at the mo'.
- Everyday I’m snifflin’. There’s also no need to test every day – think of the happy-as-a clamshells! – unless you truly do have symptoms every day.
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| | Fully vaxxed, or nah?
We know it can be hard to make sense of campus COVID-testing requirements, recommendations, suggestions, and soft pleas. To determine when you need to get your swab on, ask yourself a few questions:
- Am I fully vaccinated and boosted?
- Do I have symptoms?
- Have I recently had COVID?
- Where am I?
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| | Mask Facts: Be N the KNow.
While cloth masks may have single-handedly launched the careers of Etsy seamstresses and seamsters back in 2020, protection-wise, they’re just not cutting it now that Omicron’s on the scene. Surgical masks are better, but they rightly get a bad rap for their bad wrap – and tend to fit loosely around your nose and cheeks.
Double-double, no spread. Pair your cloth covering with a surgical mask – or opt for a high-quality N95/KN95 if you can – to do your part in crushing the ‘cron. Pick one up for free on campus at these KN95 distro locations.
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| | Remote-us operandi.
Look, we know you're disenchanted with the remote status quo RN. And frankly, we’re in the same boat with you ("all aboard SS Pandemic Fatigue!". With this in mind, please remember that, as always, science and data ultimately dictate our ability to safely repopulate campus in person.
Iso, you so, we all so… responsible. Help us help you return to the in-person living and learning experiences we all miss by getting your booster, wearing a high-quality mask, and epitomizing our Triton Principles of Community wherever you are – including isolation and quarantine accommodations – where the Student Code of Conduct remains in effect.
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| | Ch@ng3 Y0ur P@SSword.
If you’re on our program, you devour Campus Notices like one of the @ThirstyTrytons on the prowl for TapEx milk tea, because information is power – and so is boba. If you’re not, and you happened to miss Jan. 10’s ITS banger about required student PW changes, here’s the TL;DR:
All y’all need to change your AD password this quarter. If you’re already back on campus, you can get it done now in a matter of seconds via password.ucsd.edu. Don’t forget to update your Wi-Fi settings with the new PW – so you can keep scrolling IG for 🔥 beverage reviews or, you know, do some homework.
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Quick Hits and Bits - Rec’s in effect, y’all. Speaking of staying active, kick-start 2022 with Recreation’s list of safe winter quarter offerings – like outdoor yoga or recorded fitness and instructional classes.
- Research, partly. ICYMI, this Jan. 13 campus notice explains that during the initial winter quarter remote period: research functions that can be conducted off-site should be conducted off-site; and that there’s no requirement to report to campus for such activities. Contact your lab manager or PI if you have any safety concerns about on-site work.
- Park a D in S, or B. During the remote start to winter quarter, Transportation Services will honor D permits in S and B spots. So, park closer and walk less – then knock out a Rec class (above) to make up for those lost steps.
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Week 2: Obey your thirst edition.
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Week 1: Omicronic 2022 edition.
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WWL: Past edition Archive
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Thank you, Tritons, for everything you continue to do to care for one another.
Sincerely,
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
UC San Diego
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Stay Connected • Stay Protected • Don't Get Infected
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