Chad Weber, a campus mechanical engineer, shows the orange wiring that runs through the tunnels. The orange wires were once the fiber optics for the Internet but are now used for the fire alarm system across campus. (Megan Mathy / The Daily Eastern News)

A manhole allows light to shine through the usually dark tunnels. (Megan Mathy / The Daily Eastern News)

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Administration Editor Sarah Ruholl, Editor in Chief Tyler Angelo and staff photographer Megan Mathy were afforded the opportunity to go on a guided tour of Eastern’s underground tunnel system Wednesday morning from members of Facilities Planning and Management.

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Some areas of the tunnel have flooding problems where the water can reach knee-high in certain locations. (Megan Mathy / The Daily Eastern News)

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Ryan Siegel, the campus energy and stainability coordinator, shows a pipe Wednesday that had once run through the tunnels but is now capped off. (Megan Mathy / The Daily Eastern News)

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