A couple of major campus problems frustrated many students this weekend. On Friday, a fire was reported in JBKO residence hall. The building was evacuated by the fire department, but no one was hurt and students were allowed back into the building later the same night.
In Thurston Hall on Sunday, a lack of hot water forced some students to forgo their morning showers. Emily Sieg, a 9th floor resident, said she was shocked at first, but eventually opted for a cold shower. Hot water has since been restored to Thurston, but students are now complaining that the thermostat regulation is too high and that tap water can become too hot. Officials at facilities management were unavailable for comment today.
Several students compared the situation at Thurston with the power outage affecting the Mount Vernon campus two weekends ago. This was mostly due to a fallen tree on Foxhall Road after tropical storm Hanna passed through the Washington D.C. region. The storm was not as ferocious as originally feared, but its high wings and heavy rains left its mark on the area. On the Vern, Several residence halls and Ames Dining Hall were without power. Emergency lights brightened the hallways, where students tried to make the best of the situation. PEPCO, the company providing electricity to the area, reported 13,000 outages in the county.
-Monika Wysocki
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