WAITING in the DARKNESS Ice Storm Causes Major Outages, Leaves Parts of Campus Powerless for Days
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EIKIAI Ei |PY« '-lAfll 1 \/l I TAifC TIII CA ow CYf^ilJUlli) SPECIAL BASKETBALL PULLOUT SECTION INSIDE THURSDAY, MARCH 1 , 200 7 VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY'SSTUDENT NEWSPAPER • AN ACP ALL-AMERICAN PUBLICATION WAITING IN THE DARKNESS Ice storm causes major outages, leaves parts of campus powerless for days Kathryn Kattalia According to Syrcle, the outage was caused by a Northern Indiana Public Service TORCH STAFF WRITER Company system failure. By combining efforts with Physical Plant, the source of the For Valparaiso University, the month of problem was quickly located. February has brought about a slew of cam "We couldn't do anything to prevent it pus firsts. While several feet of snow caused from happening," Syrcle said. "Physical students to celebrate a rare cancellation of Plant was in communication with NIPSCO classes earlier in the month, last week's ice from the beginning. They actually identified storm left many cold and in the dark. the problem on the 807 Mound area and "This is the first time an ice storm has enabled NIPSCO to make repairs much more left any of the university's buildings without quickly than they would have done had they power for an extended period of time in quite tried to identify the problem themselves." a while," said Reggie Syrcle, executive All power was restored by 12:35 p.m. director of university relations. "To be out Monday. for 12 hours or more is unusual." Some students, on the other hand, were The storm, which hit Valparaiso late not as satisfied with the response to the Saturday night, caused the demise of many storm damage. key power lines in the area, resulting in a "Overall, (the power outage) wasn't campus-wide power failure never before handled well," said freshman Rachel experienced at VU. Hessler, an Alumni Hall resident. "People "From everything I've heard, the uni were yelling and screaming in the hallway. versity staff did a great job responding We ended up going to bed around midnight quickly and efficiently," Syrcle said. "They since there was nothing else to do." were able to make the best of the situation." For those living at 807 Mound Street While electricity in most residence halls and the Kade-Duesenberg German House, was up and running within a few minutes however, the storm's inconvenience went far after the initial power failure, other buildings beyond noisy neighbors and boredom. More were not quite so lucky. than 36 hours later, students were still with "Alumni (Hall's) power went off out heat, lighting or hot water. Saturday and stayed off for a longer time "It was extremely frustrating not to be than other residence halls, since it gets its able to use the Internet, especially e-mail," power from a different source than all the said sophomore Elspeth Taylor, a Kade- other buildings along LaPorte Avenue," Duesenberg resident. "My dorm mates and I Renee Brozo/Torch Syrcle said. "Only two buildings, as of had to move a lot of food out of refrigerators A lone student sits in the storm-induced darkness on Saturday night in Wehrenberg Hall. A Sunday evening, were still without power, that were no longer cold. We weren't sure massive ice storm caused Valparaiso University and much of the surrounding community to lose and those were 807 Mound Street and Kade- power at around 10 p.m. In some areas, electricity was restored within the hour. For others, Duesenberg." see BLACKOUT, page 4 the blackout lasted for days. He 'Drew' them in Back on Broadway Coach inspires with message of faith VU, restaurant meet in court; final ruling to come Stephanie Lehman Colin Selbo mony from Borovilos and represen TORCH CAMPUS EDITOR tatives from VU, Judge Roger TORCH ASSISTANT EDITOR If you simply look at the figures, Homer Drew is Bradford said he would be unable to one of the elite in collegiate basketball. In a continuing property dispute issue a ruling until viewing the dis A head coach for 29 years - 18 of those years at VU that has dragged on for weeks, puted site in person. He said that no - he has accumulated a winning percentage of .615 with Valparaiso University and Broadway changes should be made to the fenc more than 500 wins. The Crusaders have won eight con Cafe met in court Tuesday morning ing until further order. It is not ference championships, eight regular season titles and after negotiations between the two known when a final ruling will be advanced to the NCAA Tournament seven times under parties failed to reach a resolution. issued. his reign. He has been honored with the Mid-Continent Broadway owner George Steve Bower, an attorney repre Conference's Commissioner's Award of Merit, the Borovilos is suing the university senting Borovilos, argued that this Naismith Good Sportsmanship Award and named Coach after VU placed fences around part case is not about any irreparable of the Year nine times. of the area formerly occupied by harm Broadway may or may not But what makes him one of the elite in the eyes of Kelsey's Steakhouse at the corner of have suffered as a result of the fenc the Valparaiso University community doesn't come sole U.S. 30 and Sturdy Road, land the ing, but instead about whether or not ly from the basketball court. Instead, his genuine, down- university bought in 2005. Borovilos the university is "bound by leases." to-earth personality which demonstrates an inner charac claims that in doing so, VU is block VU maintains that there is cur ter of hard work and strong faith has won him a spot in ing land he has a right to use under rently enough available parking for Tim Stride/Torch the hearts of many. his lease of the land. He wants a tem Broadway to effectively operate and VU basketball coach Homer Drew provided a Monday night, nearly 150 VU students attended porary injunction in order to hault that there is no need to leave all the motivating message about his life and faith to an work by the university. audience of nearly 150 students Monday night. see DREW, page 3 After nearly three hours of testi see BROADWAY, page 4 Announcements 2 TONIGHT: BREAK TIME MID-CON MADNESS CONSTRUCTION QUAGMIRE Classifieds 10 VOLUME 100 ISSUE 20 Weighing the odds of Administration must put an Sudoku 10 the men's chances, end to swampy sidewalks, Flicker 9 ON GUARD FOR 92 YEARS page H3 page 8 Weather 2 foil forecast,* page A2 IWNSH^HHIBH^VUI^^M THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 20Q7 THE TORCH Campus A nnauncements Union holds cafe naming competition The Union Planning Committee is looking for a name for the What new Union Cafe that will have some linkage to the university or the region and also be appropriate for a cafe. The cafe will offer a wide variety of food options including pizza, Freshens, coffee, you nee pastry, hot sandwiches, char-broiled items, daily specials and much more. In addition to these food options, the cafe will include a convenience store and entertainment area with a large screen TV and a small stage for coffeehouse type entertainment. to know The cafe will also connect directly to an outdoor dining area and games and recreation area. Please submit all naming ideas to Larry Mosher at [email protected] or via mail by March 30. Submissions will be reviewed by a committee and the person submitting the name that is selected for the cafe will receive a $100 gift certificate to the University Book Center. Songfest 2007 registration forms available Put on your dancing shoes and warm up your voices for Songfest 2007. Songfest is a long standing tradition for student organizations to show their singing and dancing talent. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on April 29 at the Chapel of the Resurrection. The registration forms are available on the door of the Union Board office, room 405. The forms are due March 22 to the UB office. No late entry forms will be accepted. There will be a mandatory meeting for all organizational leaders par ticipating in Songfest at 6 p.m. on March 26 in the Crusader Room of the union. Guild offers undergraduate research grants Undergraduate research grants are awards sponsored by the VU Guild and administered by the Committee on Creative Work and Research. The motivation for these awards is to enhance and facilitate more undergraduate research at VU. Funds will support up to approximately 10 awards with a soft cap of $500 each. If awarded, undergraduate students could use these funds for equipment purchases, supplies, photocopying or other research needs or travel, meals, or lodging to present their find ings at conferences. Eligibility requirements and application cover sheet are available on the university's Creative Work and Research Committee's Web site at www.valpo.edu/organiza- tion/celt/cwrc/CWRC.html. Please note that a faculty sponsor should be identified who will review your proposal and agree to act as a resource person during the research project. A letter of support from the faculty sponsor is required as part of the appli cation. Completed applications for these grants are to be sub mitted to the provost's office no later than March 19. PRSSA hosts campaign to set up voicemail Get your student voicemail set up before spring break to be entered into a lottery to win free Chicago Bulls tickets from the union and coupons from Grinders and Freshens. Look for future quick reference guides to help set up your voicemail or go to IT's Web site at www.valpo.edu/it.