Fires

Displaying 251 - 300 of 424 in reverse chronological order
# Title Date Summary
251 Confusion rains on fire drill Thursday
Northern Iowan 67:19, p.1
Drill causes congestion.
252 The Burning
Alumnus 55:3, p.21
Poem on the burning of Central Hall; photo.
253 False fire alarms stir rumors in residence halls
Northern Iowan 66:57, p.12
Several small fires discovered in Lawther Hall; many false alarms turned in; consequences of false alarms.
254 Valuable butterfly collection survives Bio. Annex fire
Northern Iowan 66:44, p.1
Work of some graduate students is lost; Professor Downey's collection is saved.
255 Fire completely guts biology annex
Northern Iowan 66:42, p.1
Biology Annex near Baker Hall is total loss at $145,000; cause may have been electrical short; only brick shell remains; photo.
256 False alarm stirs excitement in Bender
Northern Iowan 66:37, p.5
Second false alarm routs students during night.
257 Quonset living: bargain or burden?
UNI Quarterly 1:1, p.32
With planning for new Married Student Housing well underway, students talk about living in Sunset Village; photo.
258 Probe fire alarms
Northern Iowan 65:64, p.1
Small fire discovered in Union; other reports not substantiated.
259 Will analyze fire report
Northern Iowan 65:58, p.20
President Maucker discusses his plans to meet recent fire marshal inspection; will discontinue use of Quonset huts as soon as possible.
260 Ombudsman
Northern Iowan 65:56, p.2
Questions about fires and parking.
261 Investigate fires
Northern Iowan 65:56, p.1
Twenty-three small fires in last five months on campus; ongoing investigation of apparently intentional fires.
262 Fire in Bartlett
Northern Iowan 65:55, p.1
Small fire discovered in sewing room on second floor; extinguished by Cedar Falls Fire Department.
263 Untitled
Northern Iowan 65:52, p.2
Fire Marshall says tower living is hazardous and against the fire code, occupants may be forced out.
264 UNI possible hot spot
Northern Iowan 65:52, p.1
Fire inspectors find problems in certain buildings.
265 Ombudsman
Northern Iowan 65:43, p.4
Questions regarding arming public safety officers and about fire alarms.
266 Ombudsman
Northern Iowan 65:41, p.2
Questions about a recent fire alarm and Allie the Alligator.
267 Ombudsman
Northern Iowan 65:35, p.3
Questions about the rat lab, fire safety, and security officers.
268 BVDs and smudgepots
Northern Iowan 65:23, p.3
Complains about fire drills.
269 Hagemann coeds flee false alarm fire
Northern Iowan 65:22, p.8
Cocoa sets off alarm.
270 Towers fire damages dining area
Northern Iowan 64:42, p.5
Fire ignited by construction equipment damages wiring.
271 'Look for escape route when entering buildings'
Northern Iowan 64:41, p.12
Expert offers advice on fire safety.
272 Untitled
Northern Iowan 64:38, p.8
Several buildings on campus have fire hoses updated; photo.
273 Jennings, Robertson place first; Old Gold Variety show
Northern Iowan 64:33, p.7
Mike Roberston and Dick Jennings take first place, while Bill Trees takes second; photo.
274 Fire averted Sunday night in Gilchrist
College Eye 63:42, p.1
College Eye staff member smells smoke; campus security officer locates short in transformer.
275 Fire trucks investigate Campbell call
College Eye 63:28, p.5
Down draft in fireplace.
276 Two trucks answer call for fire in Bartlett Hall
College Eye 63:7, p.7
Fire was caused by a burned out telephone switchboard transformer; little damage done and phone system was in operation shortly thereafter.
277 Board approves $631,000 administration addition
College Eye 63:1, p.14
Describes the building addition to the east side of the New Administration Building; some funds will come from "fire loss money" after the Central Hall fire..
278 Regents fire in sawdust
College Eye 60:59, p.1
Pile of sawdust catches fire at Noehren Hall construction site.
279 Board of Regents approves policy for leaves of absence
College Eye 60:26, p.1
Professional development leaves will foster advanced study; will begin in fall 1966; approve summer session and institutes; approve $631,000 for 23,800 square foot addition to Administration Building to make up for Central Hall loss.
280 Untitled
College Eye 60:14, p.5
Attics are being cleaned and contents are being moved to storage areas to eliminate fire hazards.
281 Central-Crossroads hall to be repaired for usage
College Eye 60:12, p.1
Demolition and removal of Central Hall ruins will continue; Crossroads will be repaired.
282 Central Hall--silence
College Eye 60:12, p.4
The oldest building on campus, Central Hall, fell victim to flames on the morning of July 22, 1965; photo.
283 Board of Regents considers sale of beer in Unions
College Eye 60:11, p.1
Will consider measure at next meeting; also approve budget for Commons remodeling and increase in physical plant building budget; will remodel old library reading room into classrooms.
284 Untitled
College Eye 60:11, p.1
Chalkboard that survived the fire in Central Hall reads, "Class dismissed"; photo.
285 State Fire Marshall gives recommendation to Maucker
College Eye 60:10, p.1
Report cites hazards in campus buildings; Sunset Village hazards noted; college will take corrective actions.
286 Regents appropriates funds for replacement of Central
College Eye 60:2, p.1
Will add office space to Administration Building and convert reading room in old Library into classrooms.
287 Death of a landmark . . . .
Alumnus 50:3, p.
Old Central ablaze; photo.
288 Untitled
Alumnus 50:3, p.
Aftermath of Central Hall fire; photo.
289 Central Hall burns
Alumnus 50:3, p.1
Fire destroys Central Hall on July 22, 1965; faulty wiring blamed; $500,000 loss plus personal papers of faculty members; fourth floor had been closed two years ago; other floors held mimeograph department, classrooms, offices, and remedial reading clinic
290 Untitled
College Eye 59:52, p.1
Face in a smoke cloud from Central Hall's fire.
291 Replacements for rooms, offices found
College Eye 59:52, p.2
Marshall Beard talks about the locations shifts caused by the Central Hall fire.
292 Bad wiring causes fire, CF chief praises students
College Eye 59:51, p.1
Fire department officials talk about the fire; offices and classes moved to other locations; loss placed at $515,000; photo.
293 Faculty recovers following blaze--lost books, notes, class materials
College Eye 59:51, p.1
Professors talk about what they lost in the Central Hall fire.
294 Complains about student greed
College Eye 59:51, p.2
Request for more issues from July 23, 1965, to be reprinted.
295 Central gutted in Thursday blaze; Managing editor finds blaze, estimate $527,000 damage
College Eye 59:50, p.1
Spectacular fire destroys Central Hall; $527,000 damage; photo.
296 Dorm fire scare sparked by campus power failure
College Eye 59:46, p.3
No fire found.
297 Minor damage from fire in Shull Hall
College Eye 59:15, p.3
Fire in closet causes about $30 in damage.
298 Progress on Administration building detained by fire specifications
College Eye 57:19, p.3
Will be built for easy expansion; Marshall Beard talks about floor plan.
299 'Candida' ends an SCI tragedy
College Eye 52:39, p.1
Earlier fire caused $6000 in damage to costumes and several rooms in the Auditorium; Monabelle Hake talks about cleaning up and then preparing new costumes for the upcoming play; photo.
300 Fire damages wing of ISTC Auditorium
Alumnus 46:2, p.12
Faulty electric motor causes fire which damages costume shop on April 17; estimated damage is $5000.