View source for Plex (COVID-19)

==Part of Speech==
Noun

==Pronunciation==
[plekhs]

[[File:PlexFront.jpg|thumbnail|Foster-Walker Complex entrance. Photo by Sam Lebeck of the Daily Northwestern.]]

==Definition==
[[Plex]] refers to the Foster-Walker Complex dorm on campus. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this building was used to house on-campus students that were both contact traced or tested positive for COVID-19. Students who tested positive were housed in the east wing of the building, while those who were contact traced were placed in the west wing.<ref>[https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/05/21/campus/foster-walker-complex-to-shift-from-quarantine-housing-to-residence-hall/],Foster-Walker Complex to shift from quarantine housing to residence hall.</ref>

==Variations of the Term==
* [[Plexxed]]
* "Put in Plex"

===Example Sentences===
* "Have you seen Sarah?" "No, she was '''put in Plex''' after she got contact traced."
* I got contact traced so I was '''Plexxed'''.

===Process===
When a student is "put in Plex," they are placed under strict quarantine guidelines. Students are driven from their dorm to the Foster-Walker Complex and moved into a room alone. They are only allowed to leave to go to the bathroom or take a COVID test, and meals are delivered to the room. Other services, including laundry and trash pickup and workout equipment upon request, are also provided.<ref>[https://sites.northwestern.edu/covid19housing/quarantine-isolation-housing/],Quarantine & Isolation Housing.</ref>

==References==

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==Related Terms==
* [[Wildcat Wellness]]
* [[Color]]
* [[NAVICA]]
* [[Symptom Tracker]]
* [[Vaxxed]]

==Signature==
[[User:Joannenh|Joannenh]] ([[User talk:Joannenh|talk]]) 23:47, 4 June 2021 (UTC)