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by Abigail Wisniewski

 

On Tuesday morning, Concordia students and staff awoke to nearly 10 inches of snow and an email announcing the rare cancellation of all classes and activities on campus.

Many students took the reprieve from classes as an opportunity to catch up on homework and sleep, as well as unwind from the first three weeks of the semester.

“It was a time to enjoy the cold months where we weren’t all stressed out by the day-to-day commitments that normally keep whole friend groups separated,” said sophomore Payton DeVencenty, who spent the day enjoying the sledding hills by Walz. “Today we had one of the most important things—time. We had the time to plan and play in the snow, and it was a great day.”

DeVencenty was not the only student to take advantage of the time to enjoy the snow. Students  used the break from classes to spend time outside building snowmen, forts and snow creatures across campus.

Snow days are a rare occurrence for Concordia. The last one occurred more than five years ago. Archivist Dr. Jerry Pfabe recalled a snow day in the 1970s when President Janzow alerted the campus via phone calls.

“This, of course, was long before the convenient alert system we have now,” Pfabe said.

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