Last week in the ACU campus newspaper:
"A smoke machine in one of the dorm rooms in Mabee Hall caused the fire alarm to go off on Thursday night. ACU Police responded to the incident.
Jordan Bunch, area coordinator of Mabee Hall said, the smoke machine was included in a party in one of the rooms.
The ACU Police responded to the alarm at 9:30 p.m. Thursday night and showed up to Mabee Hall before the fire department...“There wasn’t any kind of illegal activity going on other than the fire alarm being activated,” said Chief Ellison from the ACU Police Department.
There isn’t a rule against smoke machines in the dorm rooms, however, Bunch said the smoke machine itself wasn’t the issue, it was the smoke. ACU is charged $250 every time the fire department is called.
“It wasn’t that big of a deal except for the fact that the fire department had to come out and we had to evacuate the building because we thought there was a fire,” said Bunch.
The residents who were involved took responsibility for their actions and wish to remain anonymous.
The consequences for those involved remain unknown. The incident is still being processed through judicial affairs."
Really? There are so many things of interest in this story, I don't know where to start.
First, the idea of having a party in a dorm room! I lived in Mabee dorm and the rooms are about 12X12. Put 2 beds, a desk and a footlocker or two in there and you could squeeze in about 5 guys. And if it's a party, there's a stereo, oh, and don't forget the smoke machine.
A smoke machine? Just what mood were were we trying to evoke here? I can't figure what a bunch of guys would do in a room full of smoke that they didn't personally create. Do you suppose there were girls at this party? It would make sense to fill the room with smoke if that were the case, but I don't even want to go there.
There isn’t a rule against smoke machines in the dorm rooms? How did that slip by the administration? I think it's in the same section as the nuclear weapons.
They evacuated the dorm because of a little smoke? I can't tell you how many hall trash cans were set on fire during my dorm life. I'm not sure we ever had a drill, let alone evacuate the dorm!
The residents who were involved ... wish to remain anonymous. Really? Everyone on campus knew the names of "the residents who were involved" within two hours!
The incident is still being processed through judicial affairs? When I was there, I knew guys who were dorm residents at 4pm and were catching the bus home by bed check.
Some time I need to tell you about bowling in the hallways. Real bowling balls, real bowling pins. Now that was a party.
"A smoke machine in one of the dorm rooms in Mabee Hall caused the fire alarm to go off on Thursday night. ACU Police responded to the incident.
Jordan Bunch, area coordinator of Mabee Hall said, the smoke machine was included in a party in one of the rooms.
The ACU Police responded to the alarm at 9:30 p.m. Thursday night and showed up to Mabee Hall before the fire department...“There wasn’t any kind of illegal activity going on other than the fire alarm being activated,” said Chief Ellison from the ACU Police Department.
There isn’t a rule against smoke machines in the dorm rooms, however, Bunch said the smoke machine itself wasn’t the issue, it was the smoke. ACU is charged $250 every time the fire department is called.
“It wasn’t that big of a deal except for the fact that the fire department had to come out and we had to evacuate the building because we thought there was a fire,” said Bunch.
The residents who were involved took responsibility for their actions and wish to remain anonymous.
The consequences for those involved remain unknown. The incident is still being processed through judicial affairs."
Really? There are so many things of interest in this story, I don't know where to start.
First, the idea of having a party in a dorm room! I lived in Mabee dorm and the rooms are about 12X12. Put 2 beds, a desk and a footlocker or two in there and you could squeeze in about 5 guys. And if it's a party, there's a stereo, oh, and don't forget the smoke machine.
A smoke machine? Just what mood were were we trying to evoke here? I can't figure what a bunch of guys would do in a room full of smoke that they didn't personally create. Do you suppose there were girls at this party? It would make sense to fill the room with smoke if that were the case, but I don't even want to go there.
There isn’t a rule against smoke machines in the dorm rooms? How did that slip by the administration? I think it's in the same section as the nuclear weapons.
They evacuated the dorm because of a little smoke? I can't tell you how many hall trash cans were set on fire during my dorm life. I'm not sure we ever had a drill, let alone evacuate the dorm!
The residents who were involved ... wish to remain anonymous. Really? Everyone on campus knew the names of "the residents who were involved" within two hours!
The incident is still being processed through judicial affairs? When I was there, I knew guys who were dorm residents at 4pm and were catching the bus home by bed check.
Some time I need to tell you about bowling in the hallways. Real bowling balls, real bowling pins. Now that was a party.
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