(UPDATED) Whitman, Forbes Dining Halls closed, some staff sent home due to measles concerns

'Tis the season, apparently, of dining hall closings. Forbes Director of Student Life Mellisa Thompson notified students earlier today by email that the Forbes dining hall will be "closed until further notice." This comes only a few days after the Center for Jewish Life briefly closed its dining hall due to a pipe burst.The causes for the two closings are unrelated, though the one-two punch is sure to leave students out cold as Forbesians in particular will have to venture to other dining halls in these final Winter weeks.In a later email announcement, Dean of Forbes Patrick Caddeau explained that the closing was in response to reports earlier this week of a student with a suspected case of the measles. "The University is immediately sending home workers in other dining halls on campus who might possibly have been exposed to measles," Dean Caddeau wrote. To deal with the lower staff numbers, Forbes workers will cover shifts in other dining halls."At this point, there are no reports of anyone falling ill with the virus, but this is a necessary precautionary measure," Caddeau wrote.UPDATE: The Whitman College dining hall, Frick Chemistry Café, and Studio '34 will also be closed for all meals on Friday, February 20th. The Whitman College Office notified students that dining hall closings will continue, with some opening and others closing in daily shifts: "Based on the availability of their staff, Campus Dining will be making decisions daily about which Dining Halls will be open. We will provide you with this information on a daily basis," the email read.