The recent snowstorm and an ensuing power failure that left some residence halls without power for 72 hours demonstrated a need for emergency measures that had not been previously anticipated.
"I think the campus community responded well to the situation overall," said Pete Snyder, director of Residence Life and Student Dining Services.
"Obviously, it was a surprise this time of the year—but we’ve dealt with snowstorms and loss of power before. What was a shock this time was the length of the outage and the fact that so many areas were affected."
Andrea Alphponso, an RA in BARH R-Wing, felt that students handled the situation well.
"Most people had tests on Monday and were very concerned about studying. They built fires in the fireplaces and tried to use that light, as well as candles and flashlights to study by."
John Mueller, director of Auxillary Support Services, noted that his department plans to meet with Physical Facilities and the Office of Public Safety to discuss a means of dealing with future power problems.
"We are looking into the possibility of wiring the hallways so that we could just plug in a generator and have hallway lights in case of another extended power failure."
