A damaged powerline forced a campuswide power outage on Monday. While some dorms lost power for a few minutes, Dow Science and Knorr Family Dining Room lost power for a couple of hours.

Campus Executive Chef Adam Harvey said Metz did not have to throw out any food because the outage was brief. 

“Our team monitored food temperatures closely and kept items within safe holding parameters, so we were able to continue service without discarding food,” Harvey said. “We did make limited adjustments to how lunch was executed during the outage, but guests still received a full lunch service and normal operations resumed quickly once power was restored.”

AJ’s remained closed until the power was restored because its ventilation and point-of-sale system depends on electricity, according to Harvey.

“Once power returned, we safely transitioned back to normal operations and were prepared for lunch on time, with only minor temporary use of disposables while ware-washing systems were reset,” Harvey said.

Freshman Kathryn Madden said the power went out at Olds Residence for about 40 minutes and she lost Wi-Fi connection.

“Though I didn’t really notice as I didn’t have my overhead lights on,” Madden said. “I only noticed when I saw my fan wasn’t running.”

Senior Anna Teply said Mauck Residence also lost Wi-Fi.

“The power went out for a minute and then came back on fairly quickly,” Teply said. “We didn’t lose power for very long at all.”