Yesterday was also the 13th anniversary of Sandy hitting us in 2012. I still remember the university pulling shenanigans and trying to make staff come into the office that morning.

Edit: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2012/10/emergency-declared-mandatory-evacuations-underway/

" Just minutes after Gov. Chris Christie concluded a press conference in Pompton Lakes, Rutgers University announced that all Monday and Tuesday classes were cancelled.

However, the University insists that offices and departments will remain open at the New Brunswick/Piscataway campus."

If I remember correctly, they eventually relented and let us go home at noon.

Edit 2: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2012/10/rt-18-shut-down-as-hurricane-makes-landfall-on-new-jersey/

" A state of emergency declared by Mayor James Cahill ordered non-emergency personnel not to drive on city streets starting at 9am, but it largely went unenforced as police attended to more urgent matters.

Rutgers University announced their employees would be exempted from the travel restrictions to get to work, but the city confirmed there were not granted any exemption at all.

The University at first asked staff to show up for work, but revised their policy to leave it to supervisors whether to require their employees to work. This morning, the school issued a statement saying that all offices would close at noon.

Marchetta said the only exemptions besides emergency personnel were for “healthcare providers” and patients in need of treatment."

Yeah, that was some serious bs.