A draining dilemma: How students kept cool without fountains and AC

A draining dilemma: How students kept cool without fountains and AC

On an ordinary summer day at Stanford, the sun beats down on the Farm, creating a hot and humid environment.  Many students turn to fountain hopping, a tradition of swimming, socializing and hopping between the University’s larger fountains to beat the heat. During summer quarter, however, many fountains are shut down to conduct maintenance on water quality and conservation.  Students received an email from the National Weather Service (NWS) abo…