Megan Trotter | news editor

After the ceiling leak at the end of last semester Duquesne’s Rev. Sean Hogan Dining Center is fully repaired with all dining areas open again to students.

“As anticipated, all stations and areas within Hogan Dining are open. Repairs took place throughout break to ensure Hogan Dining would be fully operational when students returned,” Scott Richards, Duquesne assistant vice president of auxiliary services, said in an email to The Duke.

On Dec 12, The Duke reported that the leak was caused by the sudden drop in temperature.

According to Linda Mihalic, Duquesne’s director of maintenance operations, the median temperatures had plummeted over 20 degrees causing a water coil to freeze and break.

Water then began flooding into the dining hall through the ceiling.

“Since our experienced facilities team understands that weather fluctuations in Pittsburgh can be severe, and have been dealing with them for years, it is standard to have measures and contingency plans for weather extremes,” Richards said about combating future problems due to the cold weather.

Students were alerted of the closures by an email from Duquesne Dining Services on Dec. 3, stating the specific areas of the dining hall which were impacted including “the Deli, Branded Concepts, Soups, Fruit and Salads by Design.”

Despite the water damage in some areas of Hogan, the rest of the hall remained open for service with regular operating hours in place to close out the fall semester.

The leak had also affected dining management offices, which were flooded and cleared out as well, but are now back to being utilized as normal, according to Richards’ email.

Richards said that beyond areas of damaged drywall, ceiling tiles, light fixtures and furniture there were no additional damages discovered once repair work was underway.