Without heat or water, SU students in Texas are still taking remote classes
Shannon Kirkpatrick | Presentation Director
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Tereyna Ancira’s family home lost power around 3 a.m. Monday morning.
Ancira, a Syracuse University junior majoring in English and textual studies, is taking classes remotely in Houston. Her family home lost power after the state initiated rolling blackouts to conserve energy and prevent Texas’ power grid from failing.
The state told Ancira and her family they’d be without power for 45 minutes to an hour, which later turned into an entire day.
“We were in our living room under comforters, and we could see our breath with a lantern as our light source,” Ancira said of the difficult conditions her family faced Monday evening. “We closed room doors, covered up drafty windows and went to sleep for the night.”