Life began its return to normalcy for residents of the top floors of Pomerantz Hall this week, after a burst sprinkler head on the sixth floor flooded parts of the building and caused a still undetermined amount of damage to student property last Sunday.Most students reported only wet clothing, bedding, and shoes, although some electronic items were damaged after students throwing a football in the hall hit the sprinkler, causing the flood. It was the third such incident in as many semesters.

Director of Residence Life Maggie Balch said the University has not determined who will be held financially responsible for damages, and that the department has yet to receive a list of damages from students.

Several Pomerantz 6 residents said they were satisfied with the University's efforts to clean and repair wet items.

"The room got pretty flooded, but luckily we pretty much got all our stuff back," Steven Gross '08 said.

Gross said the University collected wet clothing and bedding from students and paid to have it cleaned at a laundromat.

Balch said the University was still deciding what to do with regard to student belongings destroyed by the flooding.

"The school's been really great about handling things," said Pomerantz 6 resident Jessica Panu '08, who was told by the Health Center she may have suffered a concussion from sprinkler water that hit her head when she stepped into the hallway.

Balch declined to comment on whether disciplinary action is being taken against the students who had been playing with the football that hit the sprinkler head.

However, many Pomerantz residents said they considered the situation an accident for which no specific student or students should be held accountable.

"I think it was just an unfortunate accident," Gross said. "A student threw a football and it hit the sprinkler, the same way a person could have been carrying a suitcase over their head and accidentally hit the sprinkler and the sprinkler went off. The sprinkler system here ... [is] very sensitive."

Panu echoed in agreement.

"None of us really blame[s] anyone," she said. "At this point it sucks for everyone. It's not like we feel like pointing fingers. If it had been a fire, and we didn't have that much water, the fire wouldn't have gone out and it would have been the opposite complaint.