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The Compass
October 9, 2003
SPECIAL REPORT
Photographs courtesy of Rich
Harvey and Susaiv Correll
Haokinson
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the effee ts of the storm on campus. ,
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The K.E.White American Red
t enter housed up to 495
persons during Isabel
Total $i^arfiage
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Category
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“ t ; Hazel
1954
2
$136 million
.Connie
12-Aug-55
1
combined with Diane
Diane
17-Aug-55
1
$80. million
lone
19-Sep-55
1
$88 million
Donna
11-Sep-60
2
$25 million
Hugo
21-Sep-89
1
$1 billion
Emily
31-Aug-93
3
$13 million
Bertha
12-Jul-96
2
$135 million
Fran
5-Sep-96
3
$4 billion
Bonnie
26-Aug-98
2
$1.5 billion
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, Jenkins Science Center walkway retains
f Isabel’s rain waters.9/18
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Flooding streets, caused by Isabel,
was coraniion across the region.
A car is smashed by a tqppled tree on
Edgewood Drive in Elizabeth City.
Maintenance and grounds personnel worked hard
taping and boarding up the windows on campus.9/16
I Fallen trees were the major source
damage to buildings.
^Munteets help victims of Isabel’s wrath
Historical building lose^ bricks and
part of its facade during Isabel.
Downtown Elizabeth City is
flooded by Isabel. 9/18
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University’s campus was littered, with
trees and debrts. Slashed awnings on
Griffin Hail were more evidence that
Jsabel caused destruction on campus.
“There was minor ioss of
shingles, gutter$,.and other outside
materials on the residence halls, but
no significant interior damage,'" Mr.
Warren Basket, Director of Hous
ing and Residence Life, said.
"Seventeen students stayed
and went to the K.E. White Center
which was being used as a Red
Cross shelter,’' Mr. George Moun
tain, Chief of Campus Police, said.
One student said that staying at the
K.E. White Graduate Center was a
better experience than she thought.
The worst part of being there was that
the generators could only handle the
lights or the fans. This created a dif
ference of opinion as to what the
generators should be used for.
“Having the lights on is a safety
issue," Carolyn Self, Executive Direc
tor of the Red Cross, said.
“There were 495 people staying
at the shelter by 4p.m. Thursday, the
height of the storm," Self said. Most
of those people were from the Eliza
beth City area. People living in low-
lying areas and in mobile homes are
encouraged by the Red Cross to go
to a shelter during a storm,
“ I want to thank the ECSU of
ficials for their continued coopera
tion with the Red Cross. There
would be a lot more people injured
with out it,” Self said.
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“I learned what it was like to make 350
peanut butter and jelly sand-wiches, at
the shelter (K.E. WhiteCenter). I also
learned how to ad-just to people’s
personality and it smelled in there.
But all in all, it was good.”
Ginjah Battiste, Senior
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
raC^ ofT.CSU
How did Hurricane Isabel affect you?
“It stopped me from enhancing my
learning.”
Dana Johnson, Senior
Florence, South Carolina
“I wasn’t able to study, because I
didn’t have any lights.”
Aisha Lewis, Senior
Petersburg, Virginia
“I prepared for the worst, and hoped
for the best.”
Sharita Saunders, Senior
Hopewell, Virginia
“The devastation of Isabel has
shown me that I should be
thankful for the things I take for
granted. When I see the damage
done in this area compared to
back at home, it was worse here.”
Damion Lewis, Senior
Enfield, North Carolina
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