Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
February 15, 2007
Though everyone’s favorite form of precipitation pounded Villanova for most of Tuesday, the snowfall just wasn’t enough to keep students out of classes, at least not for long. By 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, all classes were over, which could mean only one thing … snow day. The Features section would like to present our idea of the perfect snow day. We think you’ll find it vaguely familiar.1:20 a.m. – Enough with the obsessive weather report checking. Action News 6 hasn’t updated its Web site in three hours, and everyone’s Facebook status still says “hoping for snow.” 4:06 a.m. – Early morning snow check. Are three inches enough to cancel your 8:30? You’d better hope so.5:45 a.m. – We’re up to four inches as you watch ROTC members and the crew team struggle through the pile-up on their way to the Pavilion. If they can’t do it, can anybody? Classes must be cancelled.7:23 a.m. – Five inches and no delays yet. What are they, crazy? You turn your pajamas inside-out and backwards for some extra juju.8:02 a.m. – The home page says classes delayed until 10:30. You, however, decide to interpret that as a full day off and push your alarm back. Your calculus professor drops the lowest quiz anyway, right?10:12 a.m. – Alright, once you get past 10 cycles on the snooze button, it gets a little ridiculous. Time to bundle up and head out into the world.10:37 a.m. – You don’t even slightly regret trading Plato’s “Republic” for a snow day. Real-world learning is more effective, anyhow.11:12 a.m. – You take a trek to see the chaos that is a South Campus snow day. Obviously, you’ve prepared an escape plan in case things get crazy.12:03 p.m. – The first floor boys from Stanford are triple-dog-daring each other to stick their tongues to a frozen lamp post. 12:04 p.m. – STUCK?! STUUUUUCK?!?!12:13 p.m. – Everyone applauds as VEMS saves the poor guy from almost certain doom. His tongue, however, is not so lucky.12:39 p.m. – You make the trip back up to Main Campus. Past the age of 19, you can only handle South Campus in small increments.1:15 p.m. – A massive snowball fight erupts in the Quad; Sheehan and Sullivan are competing to the death. You remember that almost everyone who lives here was on South Campus less than a year ago. Apparently we don’t grow up.1:54 p.m. – Unwilling to deal with the craziness that is the Pit, you elect to eat at Connelly. Your turkey wrap cancels out that chocolate muffin, right? That’s what I thought.2:30 p.m. – Who knew a day off could be so tiring? Time for a break.4:37 p.m. – Time flies when you’re collapsed on your bed, as evidenced by your two-hour-long “power nap.”6:00 p.m. – There’s nothing better than drinking hot chocolate and watching re-runs of “Full House” for a few hours. 6:30 p.m. – Dinner at the Italian Kitchen. Those trusty chicken parm sandwiches never fail to warm you all the way through.7:46 p.m. – You consider doing the homework that’s due tomorrow, just in case classes actually go on.7:47 p.m. – Consideration over. 8:55 p.m. – The “Grey’s” countdown begins. You should be writing a psychology paper, but Meredith is underwater, people. This is serious.9:47 p.m. – Patrick Dempsey, where have you been all my life?10:35 p.m. – Hey, you! Sidewalk salt guy! We are not in need of your services! Hey! You! Stop it!11:00 p.m. – Drat. The stairs outside your building are entirely traversable. Curse you, Public Safety!11:37 p.m. – Apparently it’s time to start doing homework … Or not.12:00 a.m. – Gee whiz, it’s been a day! You’ll get up early and write your paper in the morning, you promise. It’s only a few pages anyway …