Sounds like it was an eventful day yesterday at my alma mater, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
I was a student there the last time they canceled classes:
"According to [UW Spokesperson] Lucas, the last time a large portion of the day’s classes were canceled due to snow was Dec. 3, 1990, when then-chancellor Donna Shalala made the decision to halt classes at 10:30 a.m. Lucas said on that day 17 inches of snow fell over a period of 12 to 13 hours. He added that is the closest the UW had ever come to a full day closure in several decades, until now, adding that full closures are “extremely, extremely rare.”
Read the full story here: Snow forces UW to cancel 1st ever full day of classes
But a day without classes wasn't enough. No, a snowball fight on Bascom Hill "was initiated by three UW freshmen who created a Facebook event page late Monday night looking to blow off steam before finals.
To their surprise, memories of battle royales from last year and the snowballing power of Facebook quickly pushed the number of confirmed attendees into the thousands."
Read that full story here: Snow fight set for today.
Battle For Bascom Preview from The Badger Herald on Vimeo.
Snowball fight on Bascom Hill from The Badger Herald on Vimeo.
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If we were there, my husband would have been in the thick of it, no doubt. In shorts.
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