A Tent-a-tive Solution?

From the San Diego Union-Tribune: UC San Diego has erected four large, outdoor tents near the center of campus to give students a place to take lectures and study that would pose little risk of exposing people to the novel coronavirus. Health officials say that a combination of social distancing and the breeziness of the outdoor environment make it hard for the virus to spread. 

The new mini-village is part of “Return to Learn,” UCSD’s effort to enable a comparatively small number of students to live on campus and take some courses in person. The 80-foot by 60-foot outdoor classrooms will accommodate up to 50 students — strikingly different than indoor lecture halls, where 200-student classes are held...

Campus officials say they may use the structures for a handful of events this fall. But UCSD won’t begin to routinely used them for lectures until the winter quarter begins in January. The tents are designed to withstand significant rain and wind...

Full story at https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-11-06/uc-san-diego-builds-huge-tents-to-hold-outdoor-classes