The fifth floor of Hill College House's East Tower was flooded last night at around 7:30 p.m. with water coming from the men's bathroom.
The water seeped under the bathroom door to the hall and into eight rooms -- flooding two of them.
"This is the grossest thing I've ever seen," College freshman Mike Goldstein said.
According to Nursing freshman Dari Horowitz, whose room was flooded, Facilities employees told her and her roommate that they would receive financial remuneration for damages the water caused.
Residents of the flooded rooms were not relocated, as Facilities employees were in the process of cleaning up the water last night.
Facilities and Real Estate Services Vice President Omar Blaik did not return phone calls last night, and Associate Vice President for Facilities and Administration Barry Hilts said he was unaware of the problem.
However, the water was turned off all day due to fluctuations in the showers' water temperature, and most residents said they believed that the flooding was somehow related to the repairs.
"Apparently, when they turned the water back on, one of the toilets started overflowing," College freshman Daria Auerbach said, "and this is the result."
As soon as they discovered the flooding, residents called the front desk for assistance, but it was two and a half hours later when Maintenance workers arrived.
"Someone called downstairs, and they said that they were trying to get a crisis appointment with the janitors," Auerbach said.
Engineering freshman Samantha Durante, who was working at Hill's front desk when the first call came in, said that she followed standard procedure, calling Facilities Services to report the problem as soon as residents informed her.
Despite the inconvenience that the situation caused, students said that they were not particularly upset.
"The only thing that I'm upset about is that there hasn't been any help," said College freshman Lauren Pears, a resident of one of the flooded rooms, during the wait for Facilities employees.
While they were waiting, residents tried to block the water with towels and paper towels on the floor.
"I'm not flipping out," Auerbach said. "But I'm not in one of the rooms that were flooded. I'm sure I would be if half of my stuff had been ruined."
Horowitz said that residents had been told to e-mail Residential Services Administrator Ruthanna Kulp to receive compensation for damaged property.
