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Issue date: 11/16/06 Section: News
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Elevator outages trap several students in Bicentennial Hall
Students were trapped multiple times in the elevators in McCardell Bicentennial Hall last week.
"We have been experiencing an intermittent problem recently where one or both of the passenger elevator controllers has been shutting down unexpectedly," said Building Director Tim Wickland. "I know that at least a couple of times this has happened, there have been passengers in the elevator."
The incident is just one in a series of problems that have plagued the building's elevators this semester.
"I was leaving Bicentennial Hall after finishing a problem set," said Adam Morgan '08.5, "and saw [Public Safety] Officer Chris [Thompson] shouting instructions into the left elevator door about some button that would make the elevator go down to the next floor and open up. I offered to help, but he said there wasn't anything to do."
Facilities Services is working with Bay State, the elevator maintenance company, to fix the elevators, but "unfortunately," Wickland said, "intermittent problems are the hardest to diagnose because the technician needs to be able to catch the misbehavior when it occurs."
"This behavior," Wickland said, "has been very annoying to users and is unacceptable to the College."
College warns trail runners about presence of hunters
Public Safety reminded students last week that hunting season is now open in Vermont and students who participate in activities in rural or wooded areas should take precautionary steps to remain highly visible.
Middlebury students should "understand that there are other people around participating in other activities," said Assistant Director of Public Safety Dan Giaotti about the reminder Public Safety has issued every year since 2002.
The notice was directed as much toward students participating in activities off-campus as toward those participating in activities on and around campus. Giaotti said that students who hike should "be aware, be visible and pay attention."
Students were trapped multiple times in the elevators in McCardell Bicentennial Hall last week.
"We have been experiencing an intermittent problem recently where one or both of the passenger elevator controllers has been shutting down unexpectedly," said Building Director Tim Wickland. "I know that at least a couple of times this has happened, there have been passengers in the elevator."
The incident is just one in a series of problems that have plagued the building's elevators this semester.
"I was leaving Bicentennial Hall after finishing a problem set," said Adam Morgan '08.5, "and saw [Public Safety] Officer Chris [Thompson] shouting instructions into the left elevator door about some button that would make the elevator go down to the next floor and open up. I offered to help, but he said there wasn't anything to do."
Facilities Services is working with Bay State, the elevator maintenance company, to fix the elevators, but "unfortunately," Wickland said, "intermittent problems are the hardest to diagnose because the technician needs to be able to catch the misbehavior when it occurs."
"This behavior," Wickland said, "has been very annoying to users and is unacceptable to the College."
College warns trail runners about presence of hunters
Public Safety reminded students last week that hunting season is now open in Vermont and students who participate in activities in rural or wooded areas should take precautionary steps to remain highly visible.
Middlebury students should "understand that there are other people around participating in other activities," said Assistant Director of Public Safety Dan Giaotti about the reminder Public Safety has issued every year since 2002.
The notice was directed as much toward students participating in activities off-campus as toward those participating in activities on and around campus. Giaotti said that students who hike should "be aware, be visible and pay attention."
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