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              The Maroon Vol. 89, NO. 21 ONLINE EDITION AT LOYOLAMAROON.COM FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011 A LOYOLA TRADITION SINCE 1 923 • "FOR A GREATER LOYOLA" The Great Carrollton Flood Precious Esie/The Maroon Water sprays from the hydrant outside of Carrollton Hall next to the Danna Student Center when a sprinkler was broken on the sixth floor. Residents had to evacuate the building from around 12:27 a.m. on March 24, until 1 p.m. that same day. Res Life reacts to flood incident By PRECIOUS ESIE The Maroon Floodprompts school to rethink future evacuation plans The Carrollton Hall flood proved the university's life systemssprinklers and fire alarms—serve as more than mere ceiling and wall decoration. On the night of March 23, a fire alarm was set off at 12:27 a.m., and students had to evacuate Carrollton Hall for the night. The alarm went off due to a broken sprinkler on the sixth floor. According to Roger Pinac, University Police captain, once the sprinkler was set off, a notification was sent to the university's offsite alarm monitoring company, as well as the Loyola University Police Department. The alarm company notified the fire department that a sprinkler went off, resulting in four fire trucks arriving minutes later. After the broken sprinkler was capped, power in the building was shut off at roughly 1:15 a.m., until generators were turned on approximately 30 minutes later. Amy Boyle, associate director of Residential Life, said the fire marshal ordered the electricity to be turned off to avoid fire hazards. By 2 a.m., Physical Plant and WFF employees were cleaning the building and by 6 a.m., an outside contractor arrived to fix more damages. The building reopened hours later, at 1 p.m. "We had to verify that both systems were in operation before we could occupy the building," said Ann Moss, director of facilities operations for Physical Plant, Julia Russler/The Maroon Firefighters clean the wate* that leaked from the sixth floor to the fifth floor of Carrollton Hall, on March 24. A fire sprinkler was triggered by a lacrosse ball thrown in the apartment 601. More photos are available online. Students debate living opitions By SAM WINSTROM The Maroon Everyone knows there is a difference between the Cairollton tower and the Biever public shower, but deciding whether to live on or off campus is an even bigger problem for many students. For students who have spent two years at Loyola or have attainted junior standing, living off campus becomes an option. Living off campus may offer big savings for students, but there are trade-offs. Daniel Quick, history sophomore, has lived on campus for two years and plans to move off campus next semester. "As far as I know, it's cheaper to live off campus than it Ls to live on campus." Greg Edson, a media representative from online student marketplace and housing service Uloop.com, said that there are many benefits to living off campus. "It's generally cheaper than oncampus living, and you often get more living space," Edson said. Edson also noted that students generally get more privacy, live by fewer rules and regulatioas while living off campus, and usually have more parking spaces available to them. Quick said that the freedom Ls a major Students speak out about flood By NATALIA VERDINA Staff Writer A lacrosse ball was thrown and accidentally knocked a sprinkler off the ceilng in Carrollton Hall Around 12:30 a.m. on March 24, a sprinkler head in room 601, gushed water from the pipe and leaked throughout the west end of the building, the side closest to the Danna Center. "It's going to be a little bit of a camp out this evening," said Craig Beebe. director of Residential Life, told an audience of Carrollton Hall residents who evacuated their building and were gathered in the St. Charles Room in the Danna Center. "Just plan for the worst and hope for the best," said a Loyola University police oflicer as he tried to answer the many questions Carrollton residents had. Samantha Montano, psychology junior and resident of room 502 - one of the rooms hit hardest by the see HOUSING, page 4 see FLOOD, page 4 see CARROLLTON, page 4 Who will you choose for SGA? See pg. 8 The Maroon regrets two headlines written in the March 15,2011 issue. One should read, "New Orleans may impose 1 city tax on universities," and the other should read, UNC State fights Loyola over Wolfpack " MAROON DIRECTORY: SPORTS, page 5 | SGA, page 1 | LIFE & TIMES, page 11 | RELIGION, page 12 | EDITORIAL, page 14 | NEWS TIPS: 865 3535