For most of Spring term, the Baker Tower bells have tolled for no one.
The bells, which have been silent since the first week of this term, began ringing again on Thursday and will continue to ring for the remainder of the term.
Peter Yoo '98, who is responsible for programming and maintaining the bells, may win the "No-Bell Prize" for this year.
He said the bells stopped ringing last term because the hammers that strike the inside of three bells were not functioning properly.
One bell did not ring at all, another did not ring consistently and a third rang too quietly, he said.
"There were problems that needed to be dealt with," he said.
The damage to the bells probably occurred during the winter when cold weather caused the bells to continuously freeze and thaw, Yoo said.
But the bells were up and running again this weekend, just in time for '99 Family Weekend, when many freshmen and their parents climbed the stairs of the bell tower to see the view.
"It was important the bells be fixed" for the weekend, Yoo said.
While some students did not notice the bells had ceased ringing, others said they missed hearing the bells.
Stacey Keating '98 and Daniel TenPas '97 said they did not notice the bells had ceased ringing.
But, Sally Dickenson '99 said she missed not hearing the bells.
"I was annoyed, because I liked them when they rang," Dickenson said.
