CLC-3514: Front-end implementation for new Status menu
https://jira.ets.berkeley.edu/jira/browse/CLC-3514
CLC-3418: User Alert feature needs to be able to update without a page refresh
https://jira.ets.berkeley.edu/jira/browse/CLC-3418
Merge pull request #2348 from christianv/CLC-3514

CLC-3514: Front-end implementation for new Status menu
Merge pull request #2349 from christianv/CLC-3418

CLC-3418: User Alert feature needs to be able to update without a page refresh