Power lost to Otto Miller, Royal Brougham

Classes disrupted by previous night’s outage

Ella Beth Sessions and Aubrey Rhoadarmer

September 25, 2023

A Seattle City Light worker heads back to his truck after working to get power back to Otto Miller and Royal Brougham Pavilion on Monday morning, Sept. 25, 2023. Due to the power outage classes in the two buildings were moved for the day. (Rio Giancarlo)

On the morning of Sept. 25, Seattle Pacific University students received an email from the University Registrar announcing that, due to a power outage near Otto Miller Hall and Royal Brougham Pavillion, no classes would be held there. The outage occurred on the night of Sunday, Sept. 24, and extended to the following day.

Courses scheduled for Monday in Otto Miller and the Brougham Pavilion were transferred online, moved to a different classroom or canceled by professors. The email directed students to check their Canvas courses and email for course-specific announcements.

Bethany Davis, SPU’s assistant vice president for facility management, explained that facilities responded to the power loss late last night and quickly determined the source of the outage was beyond the property of the university.

“While both buildings did not completely lose power at first, City Light turned off power to both buildings to safely make their repair,” David said.

According to Seattle City Light, the outage had no specific cause, and power was restored to the buildings before 2 p.m., though classes remained affected for the rest of the day.

As of 3:30 p.m. on Monday, personnel from the Office of Safety and Security cleared Royal Brougham Pavillion for reentry and were in the process of doing the same for Otto Miller Hall.

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About the Contributors

Ella Beth Sessions, News Editor

Ella Beth is a second year english literature and honors liberal arts double major with a minor in journalism. She occasionally finds time to pursue her hobbies, which include reading, biking and crafting.

Aubrey Rhoadarmer, Editor-in-Chief

Aubrey is a senior journalism and honors liberal arts double major with a minor in women’s studies. She is passionate about gender equality and using media to disrupt patterns of oppression.

Rio Giancarlo, Editor-in-Chief

Rio is a senior visual communication major with a minor in journalism. After serving two years as the photo editor Rio was hired as editor-in-chief for his final year with The Falcon. An accomplished photojournalist Rio was accepted into the Eddie Adams XXXVII and does freelance photography for Getty Images, the AP, and other local outlets. In his free time you can find him skiing, or wishing he was skiing.