T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Tuesday
September 15, 2009
Volume 91, No.
14
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
BY JOHNATHAN SILVER
The Shorthorn senior staff
The university got hit with excessive rain
beginning last week,...
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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Tuesday
September 15, 2009
Volume 91, No.
14
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
BY JOHNATHAN SILVER
The Shorthorn senior staff
The university got hit with excessive rain
beginning last week, resulting in leaks, soggy
clothes and nearly 2,000 relocated students
after part of a University Hall classroom’s ceiling collapsed.
Liberal Arts instructors and administrators canceled classes in 108 University Hall on
Monday.
Water on the roof seeped through a
crack in the drain line due to the continuous
rain throughout the weekend, according to
Jeff Johnson, Building Operations associate director.
Johnson said he hoped repairs
would be complete by Tuesday
but all classes in
the room, which
seats nearly 300,
are relocated
to the Rosebud
Theatre in the
University Center from Tuesday
to Thursday.
Finding a
place to relocate
that early in the
day is difficult,
said Eric Bolsterli, Liberal
Arts assistant
dean.
“The 8 o’clock
class cl
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