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Power Outages Force Students Into Hotels

December 07, 2006 11:34 AM ET | Permanent Link | Print

At least 20 Washington University students spent nights in St. Louis's Cheshire Inn this week, after power outages forced them out of their dorms. Many others stayed with friends to avoid freezing temperatures and no electricity, the Student Life reports. The power went out in St. Louis after a snow and ice storm struck last Thursday.

Tags: electricity | Washington University in St. Louis

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