My daugher got a scholarship - no way she's going after carbon monoxide leak in dorms

Colleges & Universities University of Buffalo SUNY
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<p>My daughter received a scholarship to attend here in the fall, but after seeing this article, I can’t let her go there. I’m so upset that any school would be so irresponsible as to almost poison their students in their sleep. It terrifies me just thinking about it. How could they be so careless, and not even help the students after they were sick? This is wrong and they need to be held accountable. Other parents and students need to hear about this.</p>

<p>[Students</a> dissatisfied with UB?s response to CO leak - News - The Spectrum - The University of Buffalo](<a href=“http://www.ubspectrum.com/news/students-dissatisfied-with-ub-s-response-to-co-leak-1.2994413?pagereq=1#.USbXzWdx8hp]Students”>http://www.ubspectrum.com/news/students-dissatisfied-with-ub-s-response-to-co-leak-1.2994413?pagereq=1#.USbXzWdx8hp)</p>

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<p>When my daughter moved into an old building at her university, I bought a CO detector for her room. Twenty bucks buys some piece of mind.</p>

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<p>Well, of course I would buy her a CO detector - I’m just not going to support a university that’s indifferent to her safety.</p>

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<p>We were surprised to learn they didn’t already have CO detectors, since NY law requires them in newer buildings (you would think they would put them in their OWN older buildings at least). But it’s the state. They don’t always make sense. Hardly ever, actually.</p>

<p>That said, you can’t know what other schools have unless you enquire about it specifically, since they have not had incidents which would bring it to light.</p>

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<p>Congrat on the scholarship! My son got one too. Don’t think he is too interested in attending but I don’t think I’d close the door based on something like this. Seems like the school is aware and responding…and from what I’ve read beyond the student paper it looks like Sen Kennedy has taken up the cause to implement more stringent policies SUNY-wide. It’s a good school…and bad things happen at colleges every day. As long as the administration is addressing the issue I have no problem with the school.</p>

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<p>Why are you so paranoid? Seriously you get a scholarship to a school, but there was one carbon monoxide leak in a dorm and you are not letting her go there? She has a better chance being hit by a car tomorrow than dying of that when going to college.</p>

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<p>UB is a very responsive school. Somewhere here there was a problem, which could happen anywhere. To take one isolated case, albeit a big one, and use that to make a college decision, is not a wise choice. If you look closely at any big institution, you’ll find isolated problems. Excellent schools that have had their problems are still full with admissions. Look at Penn State, West Virginia, etc.</p>

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<p>Mrs. Thatcher, you need to relax. Your source of information is the student-run newspaper, which tends to sensationalize pretty much everything as the budding journalists are always looking for a scoop.</p>

<p>NY law does NOT require CO detectors in college dorms, believe it or not. The law should definitely change. The university was not in violation of any law. Nevertheless, they went ahead and installed detectors in the dorms immediately, even though not required to do so.</p>

<p>Wherever your child ends up, send a CO detector with her for her dorm, as well as a smoke detector, for your peace of mind.</p>

<p>I have a daughter and son at this university. It’s a great school. If they’ve offered your daughter a scholarship, think about the value of that before depriving your child of the opportunity to consider the school.</p>