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Campus black out forces cancellation of season's highly anticipated dance
Traffic accident causes campus blackout; Oasis cancelled, students find alternative entertainment
Melanie Maxwell
Issue date: 9/19/06 Section: News
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As the students of Saint Mary's were primping and preparing for Oasis on Friday, September 15, the school was plunged into darkness. This unexpected power outage caused Oasis to be cancelled and Saint Mary's students to be left in the dark for a little over an hour.
A traffic accident in Moraga at 7:40 p.m. caused the power outage. Sergeant Howard Hickman said no Saint Mary's students were involved in the accident. Public Safety Officer Tom Marovich reported a power pole was hit by a car and the pole snapped, causing only minor injuries. Saint Mary's student Kyle Chee '09 saw the site of the accident and said there was, "some Toyota with a pole fallen over it."
Most students were disappointed Oasis was cancelled. A facebook.com group called Power Outage is NOT a Reason to Cancel OASIS was started following the power outage and had 81 members at publication time. Senior Brandon Crain '07 said he was disappointed, especially because this was his last Oasis and he was looking forward to it. David Wimberly '08 was looking forward to Oasis, and said it was "whack" the dance was cancelled, "[but] what are you going to do?"
Students believed there was a lack of communication about the cancellation of the dance. Jessica Herrera '09 said she "didn't know what was going on with the power until nine" when the dance was supposed to start. Jen Morrison '09 thought the dance was "cancelled too early, [and] if anything they should have delayed it." Other students echoed her sentiments.
Nearly everyone enjoyed their Friday night regardless of the power issues. Although disappointed, most students understood the cancellation of the dance. Elease Peterson '09 repeated other Saint Mary's students' thoughts when she said, "They couldn't do anything about it."
Program Board President Emily Robbins '08 addressed students concerns when she said, "Program Board definitely wants to reschedule [Oasis]." They tried to keep everything set up Friday night, but finally the joint decision was made with Program Board, Public Safety, and Brother Ron to cancel the dance. Yesterday, September 18, Program Board called the people involved with Oasis to see if they can reschedule in the next few weeks. If it cannot be rescheduled until later, the dance might be held inside rather than outside. Despite the challenges, they will work something out and the students of Saint Mary's will be able to enjoy Oasis.
A traffic accident in Moraga at 7:40 p.m. caused the power outage. Sergeant Howard Hickman said no Saint Mary's students were involved in the accident. Public Safety Officer Tom Marovich reported a power pole was hit by a car and the pole snapped, causing only minor injuries. Saint Mary's student Kyle Chee '09 saw the site of the accident and said there was, "some Toyota with a pole fallen over it."
Most students were disappointed Oasis was cancelled. A facebook.com group called Power Outage is NOT a Reason to Cancel OASIS was started following the power outage and had 81 members at publication time. Senior Brandon Crain '07 said he was disappointed, especially because this was his last Oasis and he was looking forward to it. David Wimberly '08 was looking forward to Oasis, and said it was "whack" the dance was cancelled, "[but] what are you going to do?"
Students believed there was a lack of communication about the cancellation of the dance. Jessica Herrera '09 said she "didn't know what was going on with the power until nine" when the dance was supposed to start. Jen Morrison '09 thought the dance was "cancelled too early, [and] if anything they should have delayed it." Other students echoed her sentiments.
Nearly everyone enjoyed their Friday night regardless of the power issues. Although disappointed, most students understood the cancellation of the dance. Elease Peterson '09 repeated other Saint Mary's students' thoughts when she said, "They couldn't do anything about it."
Program Board President Emily Robbins '08 addressed students concerns when she said, "Program Board definitely wants to reschedule [Oasis]." They tried to keep everything set up Friday night, but finally the joint decision was made with Program Board, Public Safety, and Brother Ron to cancel the dance. Yesterday, September 18, Program Board called the people involved with Oasis to see if they can reschedule in the next few weeks. If it cannot be rescheduled until later, the dance might be held inside rather than outside. Despite the challenges, they will work something out and the students of Saint Mary's will be able to enjoy Oasis.