Loss of electricity in the kitchens at Eliot, Kirkland and Leverett Houses forced students to explore alternative dinner options.
At Kirkland, the adjacent dining hall remained well-lit, while the kitchen itself had no power.
"I want to eat," said Alia Ornstein '02 of Kirkland House. "I guess we'll go over to Lowell."
The outage also affected the activities of the dining hall's workers.
"We shipped our staff down to Lowell," said Edward A. Salerno, Kirkland dining hall's manager. "The food as well."