Show Winter In er Leaves eaves Mark ar Marc Young Campus Editor The storms of the past few weeks were the cause of much consternation consternation consternation tion among homeowners and drivers alike especially the day after Christmas the Salt Lake Community College was no exception Many employees such as landscapers landscapes landscapers returned from break to find parking lots cluttered with tree branches and other areas where trees had even blown completely over Entrances were blocked off and doorways clogged with branches thus inhibiting any attempts to enter The week of Christmas brought four feet of snow and unusually high winds The result was an often cold and laborious job for fot Salt Lake Community College maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- main main- employees Others such as Kyle Yost head of advertising here at the Globe simply sim 1 desired the he enter to-enter o ing mg Pathways were blocked said Yost concerning concerning concerning con con- the schools school's sidewalks sidewalks sidewalks side side- walks and even doorways upon his arrival a few days after Christmas To see the amount of destruction every tree donated a branch T The e parking lot was covered in m in see STORM STORMon on page 5 I IY Y t y w t y r j A. A y f 4 y rw 0 0 a trees took a thrashing over the break Storm From Front Front Page tree parts The storm had just swept swep through taking down trees Added Adde Yost I It t was weir weird d eerie it had an intense feeling feeling feeling feel feel- ing of abandonment kind of like Serbia a reference to the wars in Serbia where towns were abandoned abandoned abandoned aban aban- forcibly or otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise for genocidal es Branches and any other large m masses of debris were left until New Years Day when crews came back from break Fortunately with school being out many students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents and workers were spared from having to deal with the the- headaches of the litter as well as the danger danger- of falling branches They also avoided the closure due to the weather and elec electrical electrical outages which many were plagued with in areas aroun around the valley Its It's been reported that up to 70 customers were without power at the height of the outages with about one third of the Wasatch Front losing power sometime between Christmas and New Years Homeowners had their share of misfortune too Keith Cooper of Sandy went a total of sixty- sixty three hours without electricity electricity electricity elec elec- and relying on his wood burning stove for heat He told of how slow siow time goes when he and his wife waited in the dark for forthe forthe forthe the lights to come back on Days later Cooper turned to emergency supplies for assistance ie i.e. generators and nd propane providing the light and energy needed to have the comforts many take for granted You dont don't realize what its it's like on a day to today today today day basis to not know what's going on he said about not having television or radio While Cooper could pride himself on his self- self reliance others left their homes for motels relatives relative's homes or one of the shelters shelters shelters shel shel- set up to help with the emergency The discontent of Utah Power customers led to an ongoing investigation of the parent company's handling of the situation One common complaint headquarters headquarters is in Oregon even though most clientele is here The campus was so littered despite the effort of groundskeepers that independent independent independent inde inde- I pendent crews were needed to help We came in-all in the grounds guys guys' five of us New Years Day asserted one groundskeeper and all we did all allI allday I day was cut and pick Jick up branches and debris and it didn't even make a dent |