Some students attended classes outside today due to the unusually cold air conditioning in Monroe and Bobet Halls. The low indoor temperatures have been part of a university-wide water heating issue since Tuesday, including residential buildings. Facilities engineers repaired the heating system and anticipate that all of campus will have hot water by 7 p.m. tonight, according to facilities director Kyle Gregore.
At least five classes filled the Palm Court at the same time in the afternoon with professors lecturing and students giving presentations.
“My students were telling me that it’s too cold, and it’s so nice out,” design professor Scott Gericke said. “It seems like there were lots of other classes out there, and I feel like sometimes it’s nice to get out of the classroom and breathe some fresh air.”
Design freshman Harmony Hoffman described her classroom as “absolutely freezing” and said she got a headache from the cold because she’s anemic. She said she was happy to warm up outdoors.
Gericke said he noticed some students wearing gloves, hats, and scarves. By the end of class, the temperatures had improved, he said.
