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Eric Hassler BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON and a torch held by Kenny Walters, Joe Richards replaces a 20-year-old cable which burned out and caused a power outage. Richards works for Associated Electrics and Walters is a university maintenance worker. “TESS OF THE D’UBERVILLES” is read by Bates- Runner resident Barbara Davenport shortly after the power outage began. The freshman did her required reading for an English 101 class by candlelight. Others used flashlights and battery-operated lamps. Mark Lyons 27 Power outage
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nga was enjoying a hot show- n., last Oct. 24, when sudden- kered out in a West Hall jomeone say, ‘Where were you n the lights went out?’ so I thought it was a joke,” the Country Club Hills, IIl., said. “But when I got out I burned out, leaving 894 women in Bates- unner, North, South, East and West halls ut hot water and electricity for more cable was delivered from », Tenn., the next afternoon. In d and darkness, a crew installed it. the power returned to the and then failed again while adjust- vere made. Minutes later residents yed luxuries they had taken for cubes, lights, stereos and hey had coped. Some had adventure. nd games at first,” East Hall Johnson said. “But the stayed off the more the hassle.” Patty Ferguson said creamed when the hey wanted to know as and how long it hey just wandered ing to decide what is were given flashlights L the exit doors more fre- ‘n assistant director from a men’s d in the lobby during the peak til midnight).” Il night clerk Roger Hinderliter eee Sandy Plantinga said most West Hall residents shuffled through the dimly-lit halls and stairways to the lobby when the power vanished. Industrious residents stuffed napkins into a chicken wire-covered wagon frame by candlelight, she said. “It was an outside decoration for Homecoming and we paint- 26 Power outage 20-year-old underground cable had . ed it red.” South Hall resident Mila Sledge buried her goldfish (Rudolph and Oreo) which died during the power outage. “They were in a bowl with an electric pump when it went off,” the Smiths Grove sophomore said. “They died a few hours before the lights came back on. It could have been the water or something else, but it was the most upsetting part of the ordeal. “We had emergency lights in the hall, but after a while their batteries ran down,” Miss Sledge said. “I used a flashlight and a battery-operated lamp until it ran down, too.” Bates-Runner resident Marla Kingrey said some girls went to other dorms or to hotels to study and take showers. “I went to Central Hall to take a shower and there were girls from everywhere taking show- CKOUT ers there.” The Glasgow junior said she missed cooking meals and warm water the most, but she did have some fun. “We took candles in one room and told ghost stories for an hour,” she said. “It was so much fun.” Food was spoiled, eyes were strained by studying by dim lights and showers were taken in foreign dorms, but the women managed to survive the ordeal. “It was sort of neat,” Miss Kingrey add- ed. “It was really different and gave us something to talk about for a long time.” Connie Holman @ A BATTERY-OPERATED emergency light illumi- nates a Bates-Runner Hall corridor as residents study. Other residents spent the night in other dorms or at local hotels. West, East, North and South halls were also struck by the blackout. Mark Lyons
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