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Power across main campus will be turned off at 5 a.m. Friday so Facilities can repair damaged equipment. Power is expected to be restored by 6:30 a.m.

All campus buildings will be affected, but the early hour should minimize disruptions.

Fike Recreation Center will delay its opening until 7:30 a.m.

Cooper Library will close at 5 a.m. and reopen when the power is restored.

Campus dining halls should open as scheduled, but the outage might delay some hot food preparation.

Many traffic signals on and around campus will not be working, so drive safely. State law requires drivers to treat non-working traffic lights like four-way stop signs.

Affected intersections are:

• Perimeter Road and Avenue of Champions
• Perimeter Road and Williamson Road
• Perimeter Road and Newman Road
• McMillan Road and Cherry Road
• McMillan Road and Newman Road
• Highway 93 and Newman Road
• Highway 93 and Calhoun Drive
• Highway 93 and Sherman Street
• Highway 93 and Williamson Road
• Cherry Road and Zeta Theta Street

Facilities will use portable generators to keep traffic signals at these major intersections working:

• Perimeter Road and Cherry Road
• Highway 93 and Cherry Road
• Highway 93 and College Avenue
• Highway 93 and Perimeter Road
• S. 76 (Clemson Boulevard) and Perimeter Road

Clemson University police received a report of a burglary in Calhoun Court Apartments Thursday. Laptops were stolen from an unlocked apartment in South Calhoun Court apartments between 2:30 and 3:40 p.m. CUPD is investigating. Please report any suspicious activity by dialing 911 or calling 864-656-2222.

CUPD would like to provide the following safety tips:

• LOCK ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS. Keep your doors locked even when leaving only for a few minutes.
• Turn on lights inside to show signs of activity in a residence. A darkened home or room sends the message to burglars that you are not at home.
• If you come home to find an unexplained open or broken window or door, do not enter; the perpetrator may still be inside.
• Use a cell phone or neighbor’s phone to call police.
• Do not touch anything or clean up until the police have inspected for evidence.
• Write down the license plate numbers of any suspicious vehicles.
• Note the descriptions of any suspicious persons.
• Ensure valuables are not visible from the street, especially high-end electronics.
• Mark and record serial numbers of electronics and other valuables.
• If you use websites such as Facebook or Twitter, never add status updates, comments or pictures that suggest you are not at home.

Issued in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, a federal law originally known as the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, that mandates timely notices to the campus community. The Clery Act is enforced by the U.S. Department of Education.

Clemson officials have confirmed 29 students were treated at area hospitals following Saturday night’s floor collapse at an off-campus event. Six students currently remain hospitalized with non-life-threating injuries.

Thanks to the entire Clemson community for their support of those individuals, families and friends affected by this terrifying incident. Counselors have continued reaching out to student groups and individuals to ensure they’re aware of all resources available.

Clemson Community,

Below is a brief update on the incident which occurred at an off-campus party last night. We appreciate everyone’s concern about the students who were injured, and we’ll continue to monitor their progress and ensure they have access to every resource available.

At 12:28 a.m. on Sunday, October 21, the City of Clemson was notified of an incident at The Woodlands of Clemson, an off-campus apartment and townhome residence. Clemson University EMS and Fire were dispatched to the location and assisted in the initial response and transport. Student Affairs officials also arrived at the scene, and began assisting students and providing updates to campus leadership.

The annual homecoming weekend party sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity was attended by students and non-students alike and was hosted, like many events organized by affiliated student organizations, at a private reception hall in the Clemson community.

23 attendees were transported from the scene to local area hospitals (Greenville Memorial, AnMed, and Oconee Memorial) with varying degrees of injuries, but none were determined to be life-threatening. A number of other partygoers also arrived at area hospitals via personal transportation, bringing the total to approximately 30.

Clemson Student Affairs is working to determine how many of those injured were Clemson students, and to notify other institutions if one or more of their students were in attendance. Clemson is providing all available resources including medical and mental health services to those impacted by the incident.

“The University will continue to do everything it can to help and support our students who were affected by this terrible situation, as well as their families and friends,” said Clemson University President Jim Clements. “I want to personally thank all the first responders who quickly came to the aid of our students, including the Clemson University Fire Department and our student affairs team, which has been with our students and their families since early this morning. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with all those affected by this very unfortunate incident.”

“We are thankful that none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening at this point,” Clemson Provost Bob Jones said. “Our student affairs team has been working to support our students since shortly after the incident occurred and the university will continue to do whatever it can to help those who were affected by this terrible incident, as well as their families and friends. We have asked our faculty to exercise some flexibility in attendance policies for those students who were involved in this traumatic event.”

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is available to students distressed as a result of this event. Visit www.clemson.edu/caps for online resources and information.

Clemson officials were notified early Sunday morning of an incident at the Woodlands Apartments in the City of Clemson.

City police informed Clemson of the incident, and Clemson University EMS and Clemson University Fire coordinated triage and transport of those injured. Clemson student affairs representatives were dispatched to all three hospitals where injured individuals were being transported and are gathering more information at this time.

We’re continuing to gather information, and are encouraged by the initial reports of no life-threatening injuries.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is available to students distressed as a result of these events. Visit www.clemson.edu/caps for online resources and information.