A recent power outage caused Skyline students to be unable to attend their morning classes only one week into their fall semester.

Monday morning the campus’ circuits overloaded causing a power outage just after 9 a.m., and it was not long after that the cancellation of the morning classes until after 12 p.m. was announced.

Those lucky few students that had no classes to attend after the period during the power outage were quick to leave campus as soon as possible.

One such student, Raymond Lios, said he was more than happy to leave Skyline.

“I had no more classes for the day,” said Lios, “so I had no problem with the power outage. It was actually a nice surprise—no school means time to actually enjoy the weather.”

Other students were glad to have the day off because of their lack of a proper summer vacation due to any summer classes they had taken.

Megan Magdangal, a returning Skyline student, was glad to have a respite from her classes.

“I went to summer school so I didn’t get a summer.” Said Megan, “I’m back in the groove already, but it sucks.”

But while many students did feel grateful for their respite from classes, some students were not so happy with the cramp in their academic schedule. Because the power outage caused the doors to be unable to be opened from the outside, some students who wished to go into the bookstore were unable to get the materials they needed.

Leonardo Flores, a first-year Skyline student, found himself in this very situation after being unable to buy the books he needed for his classes. Flores is taking 18 units and was more than ready to earnestly begin his studies.

“I am very upset.” Said Flores, “I have to come back at 6 p.m. tonight, and, traveling by bus, that’s 40 minutes each way.”

Another Skyline student, Robert Durkin, had a different reason for disliking the power outage.

“Every time the power goes out and classes are cancelled the school loses time and money,” Durkin pointed out.

Speech Professor Michael Laurie Bishow also commented on the outage. “I stuck around and waited. It wasn’t a big deal for me,” said Bishow. “However, the teacher that follows my class was very upset. She felt she needed to reconstruct her schedule to make up for what wasn’t learned.”