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Line 1: − One fateful night at McConnell Hall, there was a tornado watch and winds howled outside. Alarms began to go off. Naturally, one would expect it to be tornado alarms, but in fact, it was a fire alarm! The student body was ushered outside into [[Mac Park]] in cold, windy weather wearing just what they had on them.+ − + + + + +
→The Incident
=== The Incident ===
=== The Incident ===
On October 10th, past 10 pm, McConnel Hall was under tornado watch and students were encouraged to remain inside. Around 10:15 pm, alarms began to go off. Most of the student body expected the alarm to be a tornado alarm, given the tornado warning, but, in fact, it was a fire alarm. This caused some confusion when evacuating. The student body was then ushered outside into [[Mac Park]] in cold, windy weather.
[[File:Filing Back Into McConnell.jpg|thumb|Students filing back into McConnell after the Burnt Popcorn Incident]]
=== Resolution ===
After a few minutes of standing outside, it was determined that there was no serious danger and that there was nothing but some burnt food. The students were ushered back into McConnell and resumed their nightly routines, despite being a bit frazzled.
The following day, students were barred from entering [[Mac Cafe]] or [[Student Activity Center|SAC]], likely due to investigations into what caused the alarms to trigger.[[File:Filing Back Into McConnell.jpg|thumb|Students filing back into McConnell after the Burnt Popcorn Incident.]]
=== Cause ===
=== Cause ===
According to legend, the cause was [[Austin Liu]] microwaving popcorn for an extensive amount of time in [[Student Activity Center|SAC]]. Rumor has it that he microwaved it for several minutes (!), causing it to burn, and the resulting smoke set off the fire alarm.
According to legend, the cause was [[Austin Liu]] microwaving popcorn for an extensive amount of time in [[Student Activity Center|SAC]]. Rumor has it that he microwaved it for several minutes (!), causing it to burn, and the resulting smoke set off the fire alarm.