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gibraltar72

(7,503 posts)
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 12:45 PM Nov 2020

So we have this Corona virus outbreak in South Central Mi.

Reporting from behind the lines in a red county in south central Mi. A College we will call Midvale because that is the name Law And Order TV show chose when they did a story years ago that had absolutely "nothing to do with the actual college I'm reporting on". There is a Covid outbreak, an insider just told me a little over 37% of the students are testing positive. As of Monday there were 175 positives in only 475 tests , 12 symptomatic. 52 in quarantine.

There are 155 also in isolation in several areas including on campus and offsite. My informant said many are self isolating? or supposed to be in off campus dwellings they are not included in the numbers. Meanwhile administration on the hill is saying they are doing pretty much everything as scheduled and don't want to impinge on the students natural rights. Translate that to mean the pampered self important darlings are free to parade around the town where Midvale is located maskless and in packs at grocery stores.

From day 1 Midvale College has flouted the Governors orders. in March when they asked kids not to come back they explicitly said it was their choice, they didn't have to listen to her. At end of semester they held an actiual in person commencement. They actually had armed guards trying to prevent Journalists who were on public property from reporting on it.

Now even more troubling they have published articles in their house paper touting so called herd immunity. I was just informed the guy who wrote it was also the one who gave them the justification to hold the live commencement. The county has at present 32 deaths and about 1,000 cases. a derelict city council and county commissioners who are unduly influenced by Midvale College have done everything possible to spread this, encouraging masklessness and risky behaviors by citizens and businesses.

Midvale College has poisoned the town and thus county for many years in so many ways. They have a very successful scam that has gone on for a very long time. They have spawned other scams that have also harmed the area. But this scam is deadly it kills and maims. This is by far the worse thing Midvale has ever done.

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So we have this Corona virus outbreak in South Central Mi. (Original Post) gibraltar72 Nov 2020 OP
If this is Hillsdale College, they are kind of terrifying. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #1
Hillsdale claims to be the birthplace of the Republican Party in 1854 Wednesdays Nov 2020 #2
Per its web site Albion appears to be taking the pandemic seriously, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #4
Albion is. gibraltar72 Nov 2020 #6
I can neither confirm or deny. gibraltar72 Nov 2020 #3
Walt Kelly* was right years ago when he wrote "We have met the enemy and they are us". abqtommy Nov 2020 #5
Well I can confirm Anita Knapp Nov 2020 #7
That's scary.I'm from a county in Ohio not far from Hillsdale. blueinredohio Nov 2020 #8
Nah you had your own thing going. gibraltar72 Nov 2020 #10
True, whenever you go to the store probably one third are mask less. blueinredohio Nov 2020 #11
I'm not sure they ever looked at the science. gibraltar72 Nov 2020 #9

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
1. If this is Hillsdale College, they are kind of terrifying.
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 12:54 PM
Nov 2020

It looks like their educational philosophy is libertarian-evangelical, so it figures that they'd blow off covid precautions, because freedumb. https://www.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale-blog/academics/classical-liberal-arts/philosophy-university-hillsdale-college/

Wednesdays

(17,342 posts)
2. Hillsdale claims to be the birthplace of the Republican Party in 1854
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 01:27 PM
Nov 2020

I was thinking maybe the OP was about Albion College, which is in south-central Michigan too, IIRC.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
4. Per its web site Albion appears to be taking the pandemic seriously,
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 01:39 PM
Nov 2020

while Hillsdale has a more, shall we say, git yer gummint outta my face philosophy.

Anita Knapp

(1 post)
7. Well I can confirm
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 02:17 PM
Nov 2020

I can confirm this is definitely Hillsdale College. The majority of the town, including it's mayor, vehemently denies there's an issue. Masks are a violation of my rights!

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)
11. True, whenever you go to the store probably one third are mask less.
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 04:41 PM
Nov 2020

I try to get in and out as quick as I can.

gibraltar72

(7,503 posts)
9. I'm not sure they ever looked at the science.
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 02:39 PM
Nov 2020

In March when Mayor and council voted to ignore Guvs. orders I tried to tell them what was gonna happen. Seems they were just wedded to Trumps lies and just didn't care about facts. Mayor in particular has encouraged unsafe behavior. And encouraged businesses to defy.

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