Iowa City News

Apparently due to a malfunction in a steam line, the power went out in the 3rd and 4th houses of Burge residence hall today, along with the lobby, basement, and marketplace. This was complemented by the fire alarm going off at least 3 times over the course of the night, at 1am, 2am, and again at 4pm.

The general feel could easily be discerned from Facebook status messages.

A little past 10:00pm (10:15 est) tonight a fire broke out in an area of Burge Residence Halls at the University of Iowa. The fire occurred near the fifth floor of Burge hall.

The party exploded with people right as the 4 to 7 party started, with people strolling to the block looking for music, free food, and the chance to win some cool prizes. Things officially began when Sally Mason was introduced around 4:30, starting the President's Block Party.

Prize drawings began at 4:45 with a 19" television, an IPOD shuffle, $100 community gift card, and some football tickets.

A good crowd of about 70 or more people showed up Saturday night for the welcome week event put on by Associated Residence Halls at the University of Iowa, which opened with a comedy sketch by Paperback Rhino and included a showing of the recently released Iron Man movie. This event, along with the Fieldhouse Frenzy later in the evening, helped to kickoff students welcome to the new semester at the University.

Paperback Rhino opened a little late, due to setup still underway, at 7:15 with a couple of audience participation games which kept the crowd laughing for the duration of their half hour long event.