Because of extended power outages throughout Madison, Drew University has cancelled classes for Tuesday.
In addition, the Drew Forum event featuring former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf originally scheduled for 8 p.m. tomorrow night has been postponed. The university is attempting to reschedule the event, which is part of a series marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Although power is being restored throughout the borough tonight, school officials report on the school’s website that they are “cautiously optimistic that electricity could be restored to the campus as early as tomorrow morning.”
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The university’s administrative offices will also be closed on Tuesday.
School officials hope to announce the status of Wednesday’s classes and when students can begin returning to campus by noon Tuesday.
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On Sunday, the university asked students who live in the area to take out-of-town students home with them, if possible. Remaining students were evacuated to the gym at the College of St. Elizabeth, which had power.
