Ryan Barker, 20, a Pre-Med student at San Diego State University witnessed one of the fires in Southern California that all-together destroyed 38,000 acres of land. Here at CSULB there were reports of soar throats and numerous people walked around campus with masks covering their mouths and noses. If it affected the air quality here at CSULB, imagine in San Diego, miles away from the action.
How did the fire affect yours and other students health?
It actually didn't really affect me. I stayed inside most of the time. As far as other students, I don't think it took a toll because the majority of the campus was empty.
How did it affect your school?
Our school was on voluntary evacuation for a week. I stayed. Classes were cancelled after one half day for the rest of the week. Having classes cancelled really screwed up my grades and our whole system. Midterms were rescheduled and now our upcoming tests have more weight on our overall grade. Campus was so smokey, the gym and local stadium was used as an evacuation center.
How did it affect your work? (In 'N' Out)
It didn't, work was just as busy.
Did you see the fire?
One morning I woke up at about 2 a.m. and I could see the flames from out of my window. It was pretty surreal. They were only about 3 miles away.
How did everyone react?
Some people were scared...but a lot of people went home.
My goal is to try and find out how many students visited the student health center due to how the fires affected them.
