Snow Day!
January 20th, 2008
The last thing you expect in college is the cancellation of classes due to snow.
However, sometimes the students here at EMU get very lucky. On the 17th of January, after the accumulation of a few inches of snow, school was closed at 11 a.m.! I was just getting ready for one of my classes when I heard all the girls in my hall rejoicing and celebrating. This was truly a joyous occasion!
There are many different activities to keep you busy and happy on snow days. For example:
- Admissions counselor Michael enjoyed his day by taking a nap, going for a jog, playing racquetball, and watching a movie.
- First Year student Krista Miller stayed inside out of the snow and cold and watched TV and drank hot cocoa.
- My boyfriend and I decided to stay out of the cold as well. We headed over to Hillside suites and watched a movie, and then I used the rest of the day to catch up on sleep and lots of homework.
- Or, if you like the cold, you can join admissions counselor Mark who went sledding on the hill with a bunch of other EMU students. Snowball fights were also a common activity.
- Common Grounds, the campus coffee shop, remained open and provided lots of warm and tasty beverages for thirsty students. The gym was open as well for those that wanted to use their extra time to burn some calories.
Other options include: catching up on much needed laundry, playing Dutch Blitz with friends, watching movies under the warmth and comfort of blankets, baking cookies, cleaning your room, drinking strawberry banana smoothies provided by the cafeteria, and enjoying a few extra hours of sleep.
Snow day turned out to be a very relaxing day, and I think all of us here at EMU are hoping for another one!