Campus News

Cam­pus Safety: Storm Dam­age Re­port

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MISHAWAKA—Most are aware of the re­cent thun­der­storms and the dam­age they have caused on cam­pus. How­ever, there are other dam­age re­ports stu­dents may not be aware of. 

Paul Neel, Di­rec­tor of Cam­pus Safety said,” We had two rounds of storms that caused some dam­age. A few weeks back light­ning struck a tree near Good­man. This caused dam­age to a few com­put­ers, ac­cess con­trol equip­ment, cam­eras, and a fire sys­tem. Last Sun­day light­ning struck on the south side of cam­pus. A win­dow was bro­ken from the thun­der­clap, ac­cess con­trol sys­tems and some cam­pus phones were af­fected. 

We rec­om­mend that stu­dents re­main aware of weather con­di­tions as they go about their rou­tines. Storms can change and evolve quickly. If se­vere weather is pre­sent or im­mi­nent, seek shel­ter in­side a build­ing. In­te­rior rooms or a base­ment are al­ways prefer­able. Pi­lot alerts are sent if there is a tor­nado warn­ing.”