ComEd Power
Outage Screen Shot
By Brittany Reyes
Regis Hall, Fairfield Hall, and Le Moyne Hall were among the buildings at Loyola University Chicago left without power late Monday after an electrical transformer apparently burst on the west side of North Winthrop Avenue in Rogers Park.
The power outage lasted 90 minutes, according to students, and supposedly shut down the traffic light on North Sheridan Road and North Kenmore Avenue. Students reported that the power went out at about 11 p.m. Monday and returned at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.
There was no immediate word from Commonwealth Edison or Loyola as to the official cause of the outage.
Most students were frustrated by this sudden loss of electricity.
“I was sitting in my room doing homework when I heard a buzz and a loud boom,” said Veronique Rebeilleau, 18, a freshman public relations and advertising major. “Then all the power went off and I just thought, ‘Oh great, no homework for me.'”
Many students shared these apprehensive feelings and immediately sought comfort from other residents.
“My lights started flickering on and off and I felt like I was in a horror movie so I ran into the hallway with others who were experiencing the same problem,” said Alex Whittler, 18, a freshman political science major.
Despite the lack of power, however, some students claimed that there was a bright side to this experience.
“We were all confused when it happened so everyone went in the hallway,” said Samantha McClure, 19, a freshman public relations and advertising major. “It took a while for all the lights to come back on but it was the most social I had ever seen all the residents.”
Some students even managed to use this power outage for their own entertainment.
“My roommates and I were really bored and looking for something fun to do. So when all the lights went out, we decided to play hide and seek,” said Adelar Pesquiera, 19, a sophomore biology major. “Needless to say, it made the game a lot more interesting.”
