Students had mixed reactions on procedures taken by the university when the tornado sirens on campus went off Oct. 26.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning around 10:15 a.m. for Delaware County, with sirens going off 10 to 15 minutes later.
The tornado warning expired at 10:45 a.m., but Delaware County was in a high wind advisory that expired at 8 p.m. that night.
While some students followed instructions that were given by their professors, resident assistants or bosses, other students were not sure where to go.
"I was asleep when and heard the sirens so I got up and didn't know what to do," freshman Japanese and pre-medicine major Danielle Oquendo said. "I saw people running out of the shower seeking shelter."
Oquendo said after a couple minutes of uncertainty, students were told to go to the first floor of their hall, where they were told to go to the basement for extra caution.
"My [resident assistant] was outside getting wet and yelling at people to run inside," she said.
The National Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes in Indiana, one near Kokomo, one in Huntington County and another in Wabash County.
At Ball State, some 10 a.m. classes were canceled, with faculty sending students to shelter while others continued with their lessons. Shuttles stopped running for 20 to 30 minutes while the warning was in effect.
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