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" So it seems as if every possible natural disaster that could happen in Virginia attacked our campus my first week week. The second day here, as we were walking to convocation dressed in our formal attire, a storm fired away on the little town of Fredericksburg. Luckily we had just reached the covered walk when the skies opened up, but the real fun began as we reached the library. Sirens blasted as faculty and Orientation Leaders rushed us inside. We were in a tornado warning! We just had another aftershock from the earthquake that same morning and we were already in our next natural disaster.    When we were finally released, the power was out across campus, so my roommate, Isabelle, and I took a trip to the grocery store to stock up on supplies for the incoming hurricane. Not even 5 minutes after we returned to our dorm, we heard our RA screaming down the hall, &amp;quot;Fire, Everyone out, Fire!&amp;quot; along with the second alarm of our day.  After an hour on the lawn getting to know our fellow hall-mates, the building was cleared and we were allowed back in.  Sleep came easy, but didn&amp;#039;t last long. I awoke at one am to Isabelle screaming my name, absolutely terrifying me as I jumped out of bed in panic, which really isn&amp;#039;t easy when sleeping in a loft 6 feet in the air. Another fire alarm was going off! We left the hall once again, and once again the fire department came. The dry pipe system was being affected by the power outages, and that&amp;#039;s what kept setting them off. Although annoying, I learned to have a jacket and a pair of shoes handy, just in case of a late-night drill. (I&amp;#039;ve heard many schools do them late at night on purpose, so most people are in the dorm and can practice evacuation!)  Through all the insanity and unease, it brought our class closer. We&amp;#039;ve taken it with humor, which is all you really can do in situations such as ours. Since my crazy first week, things have calmed down and I&amp;#039;m happy to say I&amp;#039;m loving it here. Did you have any crazy experiences your first week of school? Tell me about it in the comments below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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