As the snow started to fall, Butler University’s doors started to close and students were notified that campus would be closing down for the day. The first snow day of the year had arrived. Photo by Lauren Jindrich.
Grabbing whatever they could, students headed to the only place they knew that would provide the best sledding experience, the Butler University Selick Bowl. Photo by Lauren Jindrich.
From cardboard boxes, to wet floor signs, and even a Kiefer swimming partner, stu- dents bundled up and brought anything they could sit on to prepare for a day filled with high-speed sledding and a lack of lectures. Photo by Francie Wilson.
Students tried many different tactics to gain maximum speed as they sledded down the edges of the Selick Bowl. Photo by Francie Wilson.
Families and their children from around the area joined in on the Butler fun. They brought with them real sleds that worked much better than the makeshift sleds many students were using. Photo by Francie Wilson.
Flying down the hill on makeshift sleds meant falls and tumbles were frequent. The soft snow combined with the many layers of clothing helped cushion the inevitable wipeout at the bottom of the hill. Photo by Francie Wilson.
Some daredevils slid down the hill with no sled making it down with a couple of tumbles before a big slash of snow to the face to finish it off at the bottom. Photo by Francie Wilson.
Even our very own Butler Blue joined in on the sledding fun and took his turn down the side of the Selick Bowl. Photo by Lauren Hough.
Just like the students before, making it to the bottom meant Blue would be covered in snow head to paw. Some quick thinking and quick shaking got all the snow off ready for round two. Photo by Lauren Hough.
After a fun day in the snow it was finally time to head home, warm up, and make a nice steaming cup of hot cocoa. Photo by Lauren Hough.
Students, families and Butler Blue IV enjoy playing in the snow on Feb. 3. Photos by Francie Wilson, Lauren Jindrich and Lauren Hough.
Butler was hit by Winter Storm Landon late last week, which swept across much of the Midwest before moving to the Northeast. In-person instruction was suspended for Wednesday late afternoon, Thursday and Friday.
Some professors decided to hold class on Zoom, while others canceled declaring it a snow day.
First-year psychology major Kennedy Culbertson came to Butler from Fort Myers, Florida and said this was the first time she experienced a snow storm.
“I loved it,” Culbertson said. “That was probably one of the most fun weekends of my life, going to Sellick Bowl and getting to sled, being with friends. I have a friend from California and she also experienced this for the first time too, so it was just so much fun.”
Although she was disappointed about attending some of her classes on Zoom, first-year health sciences major Kelsey Youngcourt said the snow day offered a much needed break and time to hang with friends.
“I love snow days,” Youngcourt said. “[Thursday] me and most of my dorm went sledding, and just played in the snow for probably two [or] two and a half hours. It was a blast. Snow days make everyone feel like they’re a kid again.”
Having two days off gave Paige Denning, first-year pre-pharmacy major, plenty of time to catch up on work, which meant she could spend the weekend with friends.
“If we hadn’t had all that snow, I wouldn’t have been able to go spend the day with my friends,” Denning said. “I was able to get my work done over the days off, so that was good.”
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