Roach
Infestation Closes DéCafé, Rat
By Jesse Baer
DeCafé employees found themselves bugging out last night
after a routine inspection uncovered a nest of cockroaches living
under the floor tiles. Spraying the nest sent the cockroaches crawling
out all over the floor.
“There were so many bugs down there that the nests were pushing
up the floor tiles,” a College employee, who asked to remain
nameless, said.
College officials decided to close down the DeCafé and the
Rat beginning this morning in order to deal with the infestation.
They insisted, however, that the insects had not put student health
in jeopardy.
“I don’t think this will pose any health issues,”
Director of Residential Life and Dining Services Kim LaFond said.
“All old buildings have a certain number of insects in them,”
General Manager of Dining Services Jack Cahill said.
“I don’t perceive the problem as any different than
in any other clean facility,” he said.
LaFond did not believe that the problem merits informing public
health authorities. “We’ll do a very thorough inspection
before we open on Monday,” he said.
Cahill also expected the dining facilities to re-open on Monday,
but cautioned that “that depends on these people getting the
work they told us they’d do completed on time.”
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