Iowa Students Return to Mildly Flood-Damaged Campus

As students return to the University of Iowa campus this week, reminders of the flood that swept through the area in June still subtly appear, the Daily Iowan reports. Most students, especially freshmen, have hardly noticed a difference. Some worried that they'd be diverted to temporary housing or that school would start late, but almost all students ended up where they began and were settling in on time.

However, half of the campus's emergency phones and parking lot lights have not been brought back online. More police officers, security guards, and student security guards are patrolling those areas for the time being.

Temporary boilers remain in place to heat some showers and rooms (although the latter is hardly necessary in August and September). Permanent heaters should be in place in late September. UI also has counselors on hand to talk with students affected by the flood. The counselors are part of the Project Recovery Iowa program, administered by the state's Department of Human Services.