Students ticked off about the unreliable Clock Tower will soon have cause to celebrate. Within days, repairs will begin to synchronize the clock faces and set them to the correct time, said Dan Goodman, director of Facilities Management and Civic Affairs.

“The parts we’ve been waiting for were received [on Tuesday, March 4],” Goodman said. “[They were] ordered at the end of winter break, and, now, we can get started on repairs.”

“It’s really upsetting that there’s a clock right in front me, and it’s incorrect,” freshman Evan Cobb said.

“This is great news,” said Pat Devney, Arts and Sciences senator and chair of the Civic Affairs Committee for the Student Government Association. “I’m glad [FCMA] is doing [its] job, and I applaud them for keeping up with repairs.”

“It seemed to have been broken since the beginning of the school year,” sophomore Kevin Seats said. “Every time I looked at it, the time never made sense. I think it’s great news it’s getting fixed.”

Goodman explained that the Clock Tower needed its drive motors replaced. There is one drive motor for each face, and each one independently sends a pulse every six seconds to trigger the clock hands to rotate, he said.

“The motors began to have trouble keeping up with each other,” Goodman said. “Since the snow is clearing up, repairs should get started in a few days.”