New South Structural Issue

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New South Structural Issue Jul 7, 2021 15:57:49 GMT -5 via mobile

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Georgetown University evacuated about 40 students this week from a residence hall as structural engineers conducted an evaluation of the building.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/07/07/georgetown-evacuation-new-south-dorm/%3foutputType=amp

Last Edit: Jul 7, 2021 16:28:47 GMT -5 by Admin

hoyaduck Golden Hoya (over 1000 posts) Hoya Saxa Posts: 1,447	New South Structural Issue Jul 7, 2021 15:58:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hoyaduck on Jul 7, 2021 15:58:56 GMT -5 Hmmmm that's not good

hoyaduck Golden Hoya (over 1000 posts) Hoya Saxa Posts: 1,447	New South Structural Issue Jul 9, 2021 16:22:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hoyaduck on Jul 9, 2021 16:22:44 GMT -5 They're moving back in this afternoon fortunately.

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New South Structural Issue Jul 10, 2021 6:41:31 GMT -5 via mobile

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Three days after Georgetown University evacuated a residence hall, students were allowed to return Friday after structural engineers determined their living quarters were safe.

www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/07/09/georgetown-dorm-all-clear-structural-check/?itid=hp_local

Last Edit: Jul 10, 2021 6:42:00 GMT -5 by SSHoya

TrueHoyaBlue Diamond Hoya (over 2500 posts) Posts: 3,861	New South Structural Issue Jul 12, 2021 8:09:08 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Jul 12, 2021 8:09:08 GMT -5 Looks like the potential structural issue was regarding a room or two in the basement (without ramifications for upper floors), but they evacuated out of an abundance of caution.