Talk:Roanoke College

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[edit] Restructuring and style

I've just split this article up into a few logical sections, since it was getting a bit unwieldy to be all in one section. I also spent a bit of time cleaning it up and doing my best to make sure it adheres to WP:NPOV; could we please keep it that way? ;)

[edit] CO leak death

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On July 14, 2006, a carbon monoxide leak in a Roanoke residence hall contributed to the death of a 91-year old retired pastor who was attending a three-day Lutheran conference. More than 100 conference attendees were affected with a small number admitted to a local hospital. A number of Upward Bound students being housed on campus were also affected. No Roanoke students were involved. The leak was caused by a malfunction in the residence hall's gas-powered hot water system, which had passed a state inspection in October 2005 and was certified through October 2007. The residence hall, known as Sections, is a row of three adjoined buildings, Wells Hall, built in 1910; Yonce Hall, built in 1913; and Fox Hall, built in 1956; the combined halls were last renovated in 1986. The incident has prompted discussion about possible state legislation to require carbon monoxide detectors in residential buildings (Virginia law currently does not require such detectors). The college has indicated that, regardless of future legislation, it will install carbon monoxide detectors in all campus buildings.

[edit] College colors

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A note was just added listing maroon and grey as the college's colors, but I seem to recall in my freshman orientation hearing that the colors are still technically something else (blue and gold) -- the maroon comes from that infamous baseball uniform mishap. Ubernostrum 20:20, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Never mind. I missed the "athletic colors" bit. Ubernostrum 20:26, 9 August 2006 (UTC)