power outage
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Severe storms cause lasting impacts for Indiana residents
A powerful derecho — a far-traveling group of thunderstorms and straight-line winds — passed through Indiana on Aug. 11, with winds reaching over 100 miles per hour and resulting in record-breaking flooding. Three weeks after this powerful storm, many residents have just gotten their power back after weeks-long outages. Sophomore biochemistry major Breck Terpstra is…
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When it rains it pours: How Hurricane Helene affected Butler University
Due to recent storms in the Indianapolis area, Butler had its own damages, outages and cleanup delays. Multimedia reporter Frankie Ponzio details the storm aftermath on campus.
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Weekend power outage disrupts musical, leaves campus in the dark
All buildings now have full electricity after a power outage at Butler University Saturday left students in the dark and employees working overtime. Butler staff shut off power across campus after lightning struck near or on the power plant located behind Schwitzer Hall said Ben Hunter, Chief of Staff and Executive Director of Public Safety.…
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Lightning strike leaves much of campus without power
Butler University officials suspect a lightning strike may be the reason that power is out in most of the campus’s buildings. Around 3:30 p.m., the Butler University Police Department sent an alert about a possible lightning strike to Butler’s power plant, located behind Schwitzer Hall. The outage affects all campus buildings except for Apartment Village, BUPD…