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False fire alarms still going off around campus

Friday, December 05, 2008 || Aycan Nur Sagir

The oven on the first floor kitchen of Shepley House set off another false fire alarm in the South 40 dorm on Wednesday morning.
“Someone was baking a pie, and it set off the detector,” a maintenance staff member who arrived in response to the alarm said.
The same situation had already [...]

Students react to accidental fire alarms

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 || Spencer Goodman

Some universities are known for the sweet sound of mockingbirds chirping on any given morning. Others are famous for the loud, bellowing noises of 18th century bells chiming from the top of Gothic towers.

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