TheCoronavirusExodusOf2020

On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, MariaKlawe announced that all classes would be moving online for the rest of the semester due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. In preparation for the imminent exodus, Mudders broke open their reserves of Corona beer, a Doom and Gloom playlist was created on the "Lounge Term" Youtube channel, and the boardgame Pandemic was played. MuddRaker and TheStudentLife? article-worthy angst soon ensued.

After packing belongings in "temporary storage pods", everyone endured the soul-smashing absurdity of ZoomClasses? (to say nothing of ZoomDraw). As compensation, every course that semester had the opportunity to be taken PassFail, including core and major courses.

Unfortunately, the remote life was here to stay awhile, for two more semesters at least. Many Easties stayed home, though others were able to establish remote learning outposts such as the Decapod. During these times, ZoomClasses? endured painfully as ever (with no more PassFail), traditions were sidelined (with the exceptions of ShAnime and FMM), and into it all, a new generation of Frosh was born.

During this time, AnimalsOfCS70 was created for the CS70 course, Data Structures and Programming Development when it had to flip.

Quotes

• "So uh guys how are you doing"
  • "im doing fantastic thank you for asking. anyone who says otherwise is lying and i will be contacting my lawyer to sue for slander."
  • "For the past two consecutive nights, all the social interaction in my dreams has been on Zoom. Send help."

Some theorize the world was just enduring a game of Plague, Inc. played by EricCorona