Convincing one GA not to keep a 30-person class in session will keep 30 students off campus. Convincing one student not to go will only keep that one off campus. The math is apparent. This is not your average workplace. Students work here.
Students live here.
So it's an unfortunate necessity to come on campus. And we certainly can't be expected to stay away from our on-campus homes during the duration of the strike. Professors need to be confident in their necessity to the University of Hawai'i. No matter how hard the administration tries to make things look like they are operating normally, they are not. We know it, and the state knows it.