When Hurricane Helene came through Greenville, South Carolina, international Furman University student Roger Abim-Karmon decided to stay on campus. For several days he was without power, but university and community workers came together to help.

The week immediately following Hurricane Helene came with its own whirlwind of activity, with students rushing back to campus, settling in, checking new due dates, and watching as the news poured in by the hour, reporting the storm’s widespread devastation that crossed state lines. But when students just started to get back to normal, students at the University of Tampa's campus had to prepare for what looked like was going to be an even worse storm.