A door that caused inconvenience to students at the Edinburg university library has been fixed after nearly a month of being out of service. Associate dean of libraries for resource management, Peter Cortez, first reported the broken door on January 10. He suspects that the library’s south entrance door was forced open by a gust of wind.
It was unusually windy… and we suspect that… a gust of wind might have caught it and actually forced it beyond its opening point. Not only was the frame bent, but the hinge had popped out and what was happening was that it was preventing from actually even closing.
According to the national weather service climatological report, Winds reached up to 51 miles per hour on January 10. Cortez says that on that same day, he filed a rush request and UTRGV facilities secured the door.
In the interest of both accessibility but also security. We went ahead and put in a rush request, they went ahead and secured it that day. Upon further evaluation they noticed the frame is what controls the mechanisms that allows the door to open mechanically and that was damaged.
After holding the working door for 17 people, Vaquero News asked Criminal Justice freshman, Leigh Guevara his thoughts on the partly functioning entrance.
I just feel like it’s been an obstruction for like everyone here, and so I’m just saying, like I’m just here to help.
As of last Wednesday, the door was fixed by facilities. Cortez asks anybody who has issues regarding accessibility to not hesitate and bring it to their attention. To contact library administration, visit the front desk or call 956 665 2005.
Reporter Samantha Garza
