Displaced residents in Cole Hall were moved to unaffected rooms in the same building, while other pipe bursts damaged non-residential portions of buildings.
Staff, students, family and friends of Olivia Parrish gathered at the Stevenson Courtyard on Nov. 17 for a celebration of Olivia Parrish’s life. Parrish worked as a staff member for Vanderbilt University Maintenance and Operations for almost 45 years. Parrish passed away during a shift in the Stevenson Center on the night of Oct. 23..
Olivia Parrish, a long-time staff member of Vanderbilt’s University Maintenance and Operations team, passed away while working in Stevenson Center math area on the night of Oct. 23. In an Oct. 31 statement, a university representative confirmed Parrish’s passing to The Hustler and shared that she worked on the VUMO team for over 40 years. .
A student reported water infiltration in their dorm room to Vanderbilt University Maintenance and Operations at 4:15 a.m. CDT on Oct. 24. Upon further inspection, it was discovered that a pipe in the fifth-floor gender-neutral bathroom of Warren College had burst, spilling into rooms on that floor and below. Affected students have been relocated to.