Wednesday, August 6, 2008

26 cheerleaders get stuck in elevator at UT's Jester Residence Hall

26 cheerleaders get stuck in elevator at UT's Jester Residence Hall

01:02 PM CDT on Wednesday, August 6, 2008
KHOU.com staff report

AUSTIN -- Forget Aggie jokes.

Cheerleaders attending camp at the University of Texas have provided more than enough funny fodder for the state this summer.

Ever wondered how many cheerleaders can fit onto an elevator? We’ll give you a hint: Not 26.

But a group of peppy campers found this out the hard way at UT’s Jester Residence Hall.

Twenty-six cheerleaders packed into an elevator there, but it got stuck and stayed that way for about 30 minutes.

Some of the girls passed out.

Others used their cell phones to call for help.

One girl was treated and released at a hospital and two others were treated at the scene after the Tuesday night prank, officials said.

UT officials didn’t think the prank was all that funny.

“It’s dangerous, actually,” said UT police spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon. “They’re lucky that that’s all that happened.”

Just a few weeks ago, teens at another campus cheerleading camp had an entire dormitory evacuated after they smelled an unidentifiable odor.

Hazmat crews descended on the scene and discovered the culprit: burnt popcorn.

But the benign source of the smell didn’t stop dozens of cheerleaders from complaining of respiratory problems.

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