In the midst of flu season, I decided to focus in on the cesspool of disease that is White Hall. It is knowledge amongst most of its residence that sickness spreads around here like a wild fire. I decided to interview some people living within White hall, questioning them about the most recent outbreak of influenza that occurred over the last week. My interview brought up questions on exactly what protocol does White hall put in place to limit the spread of disease, if any, and how exactly does disease spread so rapidly within the confined living spaces. The first person I interviewed, Jasmine Colton, is scared of the Flu going around, and brought up some interesting points about the cause of these localized epidemics, “like this is the first time all these people are living alone and like no one knows how to act or take care of themselves so they’re just being stupid and not thinking about others and touching shit, being nasty.” I think its interesting that Jasmine brought up the fact that this is the first time for many of White Halls’ residence that they don’t have a parent or guardian to look after them, so not only are they at an increased risk to being exposed to an individual with the flu, but they may also have a weaker immune system from not getting an adequate amount of vitamins or using proper hygiene. I also Interviewed a woman named Jordan who lives on the fourth floor of White Hall who claims to be patient zero for this flu, “oh yeah I got home from break and I was feeling sick but I was so excited to see my friends I was just hugging everyone and I didn’t even realize what I was doing until like a week later when I was really messed up and all my friends started to get sick too.” Lastly, one issue that prompted me to write this piece is the lack of preparedness in the White Hall or Residence hall management staff. There are no preventative measures when it comes to flu season to limit the spread of these viruses, and little to no precautions have been taken. I asked another residence of the fourth floor Cleo Cohen about the lack of awareness when it comes to living in a dormitory and the potential for outbreaks, “I just wish they put up a sign or something like they used to in my high school telling people to wash their hands or to like sneeze in their elbows cause all the stair handles and like door handles are probably so gross and I’ve never seen anyone clean them.” When it comes to flu season in a residence hall, it can almost feel like no one is safe, that is why I wish staff or management could take more time to protect those living within these halls so we can focus more time on studying and less time taking care of ourselves when we get sick.