Survival during Hurricane Irene August 29, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fall 2011 , trackbackRight after the shocking 5.8 magnitude Earthquake that struck the East Coast, Hurricane Irene made an appearance that those who lived in the residents halls here at Stevenson will never forget.
In an effort to keep all students, faculty, and staff safe during the storm, Residence Life made the call to move resident check-ins from Sunday to Monday. Furthermore, all Residence Life staff was asked to stay for the weekend to protect the residents in case of power outages. We were equipped with walkie talkies and gigantic flashlights. Personally, I was terrified! But I ended up spending the evening getting to know my freshman residents. Hearing the wind howl for countless hours made me wonder if the power was about to go out or not – but luckily, we never lost power here at the University. However, most of Baltimore County had lost power. Meaning that the first day of school (and now the second) was cancelled for schools in our area. Not to mention, school was also cancelled here at Stevenson University for the day! It was just more time for me to settle in to school and get to know my residents. I am so thankful that we suffered no damage from Hurricane Irene.
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