Each of the Clocktower’s four faces are stuck at a different time, and have been for almost a month. Parts are being shipped to Cincinnati to be fixed.

After remaining stationary at 1:55 for several weeks, each face of the South 40 Clocktower was frozen at a different time on Tuesday.

The inner mechanics of the Clocktower are currently being repaired. This is the first time the Clocktower has failed since it was erected in 2000.

Repairs on the Clocktower began almost a month ago when the clock did not transition to daylight saving time and Facilities tried to reset it manually. After operating for about a week, it stopped.

According to Bill Riley, director of maintenance operations, the entire inner movement of the clock is currently being shipped to Cincinnati to be rebuilt.

“We called in the manufacturer’s representative from the company that made [the clock] and actually installed it, and their report was that a certain part—the reset ‘pawl’—was worn. It would need to be replaced but because they are no longer manufacturing the internal movement with the same pieces, the whole movement of the clock had to be sent back to the factory in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the movement will have to be rebuilt,” Riley said.

Most students have not missed the absent mechanism.

“I have not noticed it,” freshman Ian Kinstlinger said. “I never think to glance at the Clocktower on my way to class—I always look at my cell phone for the time.”

While some students have observed the change, most did not find the lack of function particularly troubling.

“It hasn’t really been an issue because I don’t live on the 40…but it’s something I noticed,” junior Lexi Klein said. “I think that more people probably use it as a landmark than for time and don’t necessarily rely on it, but I think it’s something that should definitely be fixed—it’s there to tell time.”

Facilities customer service was not aware of the problem until Student Life inquired about the issue Tuesday afternoon.

“This is the first time I’ve heard the Clocktower is not functioning,” said Facilities Customer Service Representative Deborah Koonce.

“A thousand people could walk by it every day and not say it’s not working,” said Mary Ann Dill, service manager. for Facilities.

According to Riley, this is an inconvenient time of the school year for the Clocktower to break down.

“If we were going to have the clock not operational, it would not be the last month of classes and finals,” Riley said. “I suspect that a lot of students look at that leaving the South 40 to see if they’ll be late to class.”