Water leak gives Oakland University students a surprise extended break

Oakland University students are getting an extended Thanksgiving break thanks to a water leak.

In-person classes are cancelled this week as the school works to repair the steam system that provides heat to more than 20 buildings across campus. Online classes and clinical classes held off campus are not affected, the school said.

The school operates a main boiler that heats water into steam and pumps it through a network of pipes to the various buildings. In late October, technicians who monitor the system around the clock noticed it was consuming too much water.