Kevin C. Murphy '97, who is a Crimson editor, said it happened at least twice this winter.

The severity of the water loss yesterday varied.

While some students were left with no water, others found that their water was brown-colored, cold or lacking in pressure.

"The water [was] kind of chocolate-milky," Tsoneff said.

Students were not warned, according to Jason W. Park '97, a resident of A-entry.

"We didn't have any water this morning," he said. "I wasn't aware they were doing anything."

Tsoneff said a maintenance worker came to his room shortly after the water was shut-off to check to see if the water was working.

The problems from earlier in the day extended to residents outside of entries A and B.

Tsoneff said that the dining hall had no water for the juice machines and that boxed juices were distributed for breakfast.

By dinnertime, however, students said the water seemed to be back to normal.