Today Manhattan was hit by the snowpocalypse that has been affecting the rest of the east coast for the past few days. Schools in Manhattan, especially universities, are notorious for refusing to close due to inclement weather. Columbia University has proven its stubbornness today, refusing to close despite the dangerous weather alert and predicted 10-18 inches of snow. One by one colleges and high schools throughout New York City closed. Even NYU had closed by 2:00PM! All hope for a glorious snow day seemed lost as Columbia students trudged through the slush and snow up the (extremely slippery) stairs on both Morningside and Barnard campuses. Finally, the university recognized how silly they were being and canceled all classes, meetings and activities as of 3:00PM and Columbians were free at last from studying in Butler Library and note taking in lecture halls to engage in snowball wars and sleigh-riding on Low Plaza...at least for a few hours.
