Hurricane Katrina

[rainbowgirl28]

I was wondering if anyone had heard from from any vaulters affected by the hurricane, or if any of you have been. Isn't Doug Fraley down in New Orleans?

[Mecham]

They are all probably packed in the superdome. 30,000 people

[yeehahpv]

might move them to the astrodome

[VaultMarq26]

Looking at some of the pictures of on tv and the internet makes a person realize how powerful nature is

[rainbowgirl28]

Here is an account from a Masters decathlete

http://masterstrack.com/blog/archives/000476.html

[polevaultdad]

LSU resumes school next week. Tulane closed until further notice. Mc Neese open. The school websites let you know what the plans are. Ole Miss allowing students displaced at schools in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi to take advantage of late enrollment.

Students from Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama can enroll in classes at UM through Sept. 9 if they were previously admitted to any of the coastal universities now closed due to hurricane damage.

The University of Alabama will close at noon today, Monday, Aug. 29, 2005 due to expected severe weather associated with Hurricane Katrina. Classes are canceled beginning at noon today. At 6 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, officials will announce the re-opening time for Tuesday. Information will be communicated via area media, campus-wide e-mail, the ua.edu Web site, voice mail notices, and by phone at 205-348-4500. Essential personnel should check with their supervisors concerning their schedules.

The number of people out of schools, counting teachers and students is mind boggling. Many will be displaced for months.

[MightyMouse]

We have some friends down there, They all are accounted for and safe, but both families had their houses destroyed.

They told me that almost 2 stories of Tulane were underwater.

[VaultMarq26]

Marquette is apparently offering any students from that area an opportunity to enroll here even though we have already started classes. There are alot of small schools there too that nobody knows about, but still are extremly damaged.

[polevaultdad]

http://smumustangs.collegesports.com/ge ... 05aaa.html

SMU and other Conference USA schools are hosting teams displaced by Katrina.

[Mecham]

I love how everyone comes together in their time of need. It really shows how good of neighbors everyone can be. I just hate that it takes a disasturous hurricane to make it come out of lots of people. What do you think?

[rainbowgirl28]

Here are satellite pictures of Tad Gormley Stadium before and after

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... comp02.htm

[rainbowgirl28]

If you want to read about what is going on, from someone in the city, check out this blog: http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/