As Cold As Ice

Welcome to Wittenberg! Where the ice and snow are several inches deep and there isn't a lick of salt in large supply.

The university went through a somewhat precarious and dangerous situation last week when what's been dubbed "the national winter storm" hit the friendly confines of our campus like 2x4 to the face.

With the several inches of ice, impassible sidewalks, continuing snow and a lack of salt available to combat the problem, the administration did exactly what they knew they had to do. They canceled school, and not just for one day, not two, but three whole days.

Yes, I know and understand that canceling classes and closing the university is not a decision to be made lightly, and I can't imagine being the individuals in charge of that decision, but how weird did it feel that the higher ups actually were paying attention to what was going on on campus?

I can guarantee there was a professor or two who would have rathered their students trudged, slipped, and fell instead of changing his or her precious syllabus, but they realized there was a problem and instead of just assuming we as the student body would just have to deal, they did the right thing, and canceled class.

This is a pretty particular situation though. According to Marsha Pace, director of the Student Center's Mail Room and Service Center this is certainly a new trend.

"I've worked here for over thirty years. We've never been closed two days in a row, let alone three," said Pace.

Thankfully with some salt down and the groundskeepers working their butts off to make sure we don't all break an ankle, school is back and running again.

Now about all that work missed while we were off...