On April 16 at approximately 9:18 p.m., Schoenfeldt, Fields, Haggerty & Tyson Halls, as well as part of the surrounding neighborhoods, lost power, according to Portland General Electric. Neighboring grocery stores Fred Meyer and New Seasons are also affected.
Other campus buildings remain unaffected, according to Campus Safety.
The estimated restoration time is set for April 17 at 1:15 a.m., and the cause remains unclear.
Campus Safety sent a UP Alert at 10:00 p.m. advising students in affected residence halls to stay inside and avoid using card access doors unless absolutely necessary. They also advised students to conserve battery power on devices and unplug devices that are still connected.
Senior Fields Hall resident Cydney Len says that once the lights in Fields flickered and went out, residents gathered in the hall, confused about what was happening.
“My roommate went out to the door and just opened it, and everyone is out the door going, ‘Does everyone else have power?’” Len said.
Junior Rosana Gutierrez, who lives in the neighborhood near Lund Family Hall, says that she and her housemates are concerned about how the outages will affect their ability to submit assignments on time.
“Hopefully, professors take this into account and extend some deadlines,” Gutierez said.
This is a developing story.
Kimberly Cortez is the Editor-in-Chief at The Beacon. They can be reached at cortez25@up.edu.
Maggie Dapp is the Sports Editor at The Beacon. She can be reached at dapp26@up.edu.
Julianna Pedone is the News & Managing Editor at The Beacon. She can be reached at pedone25@up.edu.
Kalena O’Connell contributed to this story.
Tiffany Marquez Escobar contributed to this story.
Camille Kuroiwa-Lewis contributed to his story.
