Administration imposes indoor alcohol ban effective immediately
The Crisis Management Advisory Committee and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduates have enacted an indoor alcohol ban effective immediately and until further notice, according to multiple emails from college magisters obtained by the Thresher.
Alcohol will still be allowed at registered outdoor events, according to an email sent by Duncan College Magister Eden King.
“This is a campus-wide, temporary policy that is part of the Crisis Management Team's adjustments in response to the positive cases on campus over the past week,” King wrote.
This news follows 40 positive COVID-19 cases reported through Rice’s testing system in the past week, with twelve additional tests reported from off-campus testing. Consumption of alcohol was originally permitted in an email from Gorman on Aug. 24 with restrictions on cross-college events.
More information will be provided on Sept. 2 by Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman, according to Will Rice College Magister Matthew Bennett’s email.
This story will be updated as more information emerges.
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