Dorm
residents suffer losses, moved to different hall following flood
The majority of students have only been
affected minimally by the campus flood --getting a week off school, spending
extra time in classes to make up for itand perhaps meeting in a different
classroom.
UC
Satellite sustains $1 million in damages, is set to reopen by October
Though the cleanup process following Tropical
Storm Allison was fully underway after the rain stopped, it could take
months for either the University Center Underground or the Satellite to
be re-opened.
Summer
I on track despite lost classes
Summer school classes will finish on the
regular schedule with Summer Session I ending July 6, said, Senior Vice
President and Provost Edward Sheridan. He said the importance of minimizing
students' negative experiences after the Great Flood of 2001 influenced
the decision to maintain the original schedule.
IT
weathers storm, looks to prevent future damage
When Tropical Storm Allison dumped a record
amount of rainfall on the Houston area June 8, one of the most immediate
and critical casualties on the UH campus was its information and communications
infrastructure.
Post-Flood
Syndrome
After Houston residents found pools of
water in places few could have previously fathomed, it is of little surprise
that with the "flood of a lifetime" comes a mosquito swarm of equal intensity.