Line server Dolores Rios serves a plate of breakfast to Texas State German language Freshman Osvaldo Barrientos, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at Commons Dining Hall.
Douglas Smith
After going hours without electricity, water and heat, Texas State dorm residents were left on campus with scarce resources during the week of a historic February winter storm in the state, questioning what would happen next.
"Mentally it was just depressing a little, because you're just kind of, like, there's no entertainment, so your mind is just sitting there wondering," says Katelyn Gorings, a political science freshman, who lives in Blanco Hall.Â
While the storm, Feb. 14-19, impacted the electricity of some San Marcos residents early on, many residential dorms were able to maintain limited electricity with the help of back-up generators. However, the light and heat did not last long as dorm rooms eventually turned dark, cold and were left without internet.