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Esker Dining Hall is expected to reopen Monday, yet heat and hot water will not be working until at least Thursday, according to a news release from Whitewater's Marketing and Media Relations department. The dates are dependant on the status of current clean-up efforts and could change if any complications result in repairs.
UW-Whitewater students are finding ways to cope with multiple inconveniences caused by the explosion Wednesday of a backup boiler behind Esker Dining Hall.
The reopening of Esker Dining Hall may be delayed, but heat and hot water are expected to return as planned, University Police Chief Matt Kiederlen said.
Heat and hot water were slated to be restored by Sunday or Monday, but because repairing the damages in the power plant is taking more time than expected, students in the residence halls will have to wait longer before living conditions return to normal.
Video of the boiler explosion on the UW-Whitewater campus.
Interim Chancellor Richard Telfer said the university is working on cleaning up the area, and no student is in danger of inhaling asbestos.
Just after noon Wednesday, the boiler in the campus power plant near Esker Dining Hall exploded. Only one minor injury was reported, University Police Chief Matt Kiederlen said.
St. Louis Rams' representatives visited UW-Whitewater facilities Tuesday morning to discuss with Warhawk current and former head coaches Lance Leipold and Bob Berezowitz about using the campus as a possible training site for the summer.
The UW-Whitewater student body has elected new Whitewater Student Government Presidential candidates Allison Rygh and Justin O'Rourke for the 2008-2009 school year. Rygh and O'Rourke won by receiving 234 total votes more than their competition.
Today marks the one year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre that ended with 33 deaths, and while UW-Whitewater students have moved on, the wounds are still fresh for many people at Virginia Tech.
JuicyCampus.com, a gossip Web site where anyone can post anonymous comments about others, has caused students to question the legality of the site and how the First Amendment comes into play.
Since JuicyCampus.com was created in October, students across the nation have openly expressed their opinions about the negative impact of the Web site.
When the UW-Whitewater football team received the 2007 national championship, the name Warhawks was heard nationwide through an ESPN broadcast of the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. Had the championship happened in 1957, the name Quakers would have been heard across the country instead.
The City Plan and Architectural Review Commission approved Walgreens to occupy the old Staples building and a Kwik Trip to go on the east side of town as part of the East Towne Market project.
The Whitewater Student Government housing committee is working on a housing guide for UW-Whitewater students who live off campus.
The AIDS epidemic strikes Africa daily, and through UW-Whitewater's Recreation Programming and Leadership class students will soon have a chance to strike back.
Melanie Ward is a UW-Whitewater student currently studying in Dublin for the semester. This was a trip that Ward had looked forward to for some time.
