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President Bush gestures during a statement to media during a tour of the Midwest flood damage on Thursday, June 19, 2008 in Iowa City, Iowa. From left is Bush, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa., Iowa City mayor Regenia Bailey, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, Mari Culver, and Iowa Gov. Chet Culver.

President Bush, left, hugs Iowa City Mayor Regenia Bailey during a tour of Midwest flood damage, Thursday, June 19, 2008, in Iowa City, Iowa. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is at right

President Bush and Governor Chet Culver, right, listen to Iowa City. Iowa Mayor Regenia Bailey while viewing receding floodwaters on Normandy Drive, Thursday, June 19, 2008 in Iowa City, Iowa.

President George W. Bush looks out over a flooded street during a tour of the flood damage in Iowa City, Iowa, June 19, 2008.

President Bush walks along a levee with Rhonda Aller during a tour of the flood damage in Iowa City, Iowa, June 19, 2008

President Bush, right, talks with Iowa City Mayor Regenia Bailey during a tour Midwest flood damage, Thursday, June 19, 2008, in Iowa City, Iowa.

President Bush stands on a levee in Iowa City, Iowa with Rhonda Aller, co-owner of Aherns Concrete, from left, Dave Streb, owner of Streb Contruction, Iowa City mayor Regenia Bailey, Lt. Col. Leland Belding of the Iowa National Guard and Shawn Bradburg, special projects manager for the city of Iowa City as President Bush visits flood zones of Cedar Rapids and Iowa City on Thursday, June 19, 2008.

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Turns out that our Director was out of town during all of this and came back to find his house the only dry one on the block in the area in which the President is standing in this picture. His water was turned off, but the house seems dry.

We are all fortunate; none of our faculty or staff has been affected. Our building has taken on some water in the basement, but nowhere near the amount of the buildings near it, where there is 5-7 feet of water.