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Too Much Of A Good

Thing Wreaks Havoc

Everywhere In Florida

Water. Without its presence, campus. Well, it could on

life on this planet could not W ednesday, O ctob er 4,

possibly exist. Water covers 1995, when Hurricane Opal

three-quarters of the earth's tore through the Gulf of

surface. Water can be seen Mexico on its way to slam

coverin g one-quarter o f into Pensacola.

The day started like any

other, with the exception of

high gusts of wind; howev­

er, by lunchtime, the winds

from the hurricane had

caused the tide to rise, forc­

ing Lake Jog-a-Lot to over­

flow its banks and spill out

into the library parking lot.

Behind Dambach Hall the

waters of Lake Wilma also

rose, and soon the lake ex­

tended to the south end of

the soccer field. As the day

wore on, classes ended,

and the waters continued to
“ Wading” for their Jog-A-Lot. Unfortu­

next class to begin, nately, their break rise, students began brav­

Allister Baldwin and ended when they

ing the flood and enjoying
George Pierce re­ discovered that all

ceive several strange the grass spiders in the high waters. "I just wish

looks from pedestri­ the lawn had migrat­

it would have gotten high
ans splashing their ed to the underside

way around Lake of the bench. enough to cancel classes,”

said Greg Young.

— Nathan Buchanan

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