âI feel like a caveman,â said Alexander D. âAlexâ Kontoyiannis â23, describing his experience studying for his organic chemistry midterm Tuesday night.
âMy room was pitch black, and I was just hunched over my desk with nothing but a flashlight, trying to look at my paper,â he said.
Kontoyiannis â along with millions of other Americans â was left without power this week as a severe winter storm pummeled pockets of the United States, leaving at least 47 dead.
Though the storm has caused power outages in multiple states, Texas experienced the most expansive power outages â in part due to the stateâs unique self-reliant energy grid.