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UCF students stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the MSB MALL hallway for a mandatory IP-restricted Calculus assignment on Monday. Students experienced crowd crushing, according to eyewitness freshman electrical engineering major Izaiah Gonzalez.<\/p>\n
Courtesy of Izaiah Gonzalez<\/p>\n
Hundreds of UCF students crowd into the Mathematics Assistance and Learning Lab on Sept. 14 to complete a mandatory IP-restricted course assignment.<\/p>\n
An estimated 350\u00a0UCF students stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the hallway outside of the MALL, freshman electrical engineering major Izaiah Gonzalez, an eyewitness, said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people were pushing and shoving through one door,\u201d Gonzalez said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of survival of the fittest.\u201d<\/p>\n
An IP-restricted Calculus 1 assignment required students to use the MALL computers in the Mathematical Sciences Building.\u00a0Professors created the IP-restricted assignment to prevent cheating or the use of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
The assignment was open from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., due to the MALL hours.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe room filled within maybe 10 to 20 seconds,\u201d Gonzalez said. \u201cWe were stuck standing in the hallway for about an hour.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Crowds were blocking two fire exits on two floors of\u00a0the MSB.<\/p>\n
Gonzalez motivated students to email\u00a0UCF Fire Safety\u00a0with their concerns.\u00a0Fire safety specialist Sharon Tinny said the department will be \u201cinvestigating this safety concern.\u201d<\/p>\n
Students felt UCF put them in a dangerous situation according to pictures and comments shared on UCF Facebook groups and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n