The Whitworthian

Issue date: 11/21/06 Last Updated: 12/26/07

Last week, a severe windstorm blew off portions of the roof on Graves Gym. Director of facilities services Ed Kelly described the portions that blew off as "strips of the rolled asphalt roofing material."

Other damages caused by the windstorm included a tree that split near the president's house and a couple of shingles that blew off the library.

Several cars parked near Graves Gym were damaged.

Junior Jessica Nolen-Morse's car was damaged. Morse said she received an e-mail from facilities services telling her to move her car since it was damaged.

"I have to have it detailed, so they are going to have to dissolve the tar all over my car, then wax it, then replace the molding. It's going to be $200," Morse said.

Kelly said the total cost for repairing the roof cost $25,000 and it took three days to complete all of the repairs.

Kelly also noted that the remaining asphalt material was screwed down and then covered with a new single-membrane roofing material so that it will not blow off again.

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