Students experienced problems with water leakage last month in United Methodist Hall.
“We have a few holes in the hallways to repair some tub drains for students,” said Kevin Culbertson, director of Methodist Hall. “If maintenance has to repair a tub drain, they do have to cut a hole in the wall from the hallway to be able to get to it. But it’s not the whole wall, typically just a 12-inch diameter.”
Daniel Etti-Williams, acting senior and Methodist RA, said he is aware of students’ concerns about the leaking and the construction in the dorm.
“It’s no secret that Methodist was hastily constructed, so some of the pipes have issues,” Etti-Williams said. “This is compounded by students’ heavy use of the pipes.”
Methodist Hall opened in 2007 after 12 months of construction. Students moved into a partially constructed dormitory in Fall 2007, according to Student Publications archives.
Sophie Pritzkau, acting sophomore, lives in a double in Methodist Hall. She experienced leaking from her ceiling and put in a work order.
“I came to my room the next day and there was a maintenance guy in there,” Pritzkau said. “They looked at my pipes and told me they were fine.”
Pritzkau said the problems continued the following day.
“I called the emergency number, and he came in and opened the gray box on the ceiling and said that it was coming from the bathroom above us,” she said.
Pritzkau said the leaking occurred because the bathroom in the room above hers was not draining water properly.
Alison Sloan, acting junior, said maintenance had to go into her room to fix leaks in Pritzkau’s room.
“They told me that they had to tear down a wall and then ended up only cutting a large chunk out,” she said.
Pritzkau said she hopes that officials continue to fix maintenance problems in Methodist Hall.
“I feel that Methodist has a lot of issues,” she said. “If they’re having constant problems with pipes and leaks, do something about it. People’s stuff gets ruined. They’re losing their own money.”
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