Piles of snow fill the UNR parking lot
Campus roads are covered in snow
Oamh Luc scrapes the snow off her car
Severe snow conditions shut down classes at the University of Nevada, Reno campus on monday, officials said.
While students enjoyed Monday off, UNR Facility services worked to clear snow and make campus safer for students’ return on Tuesday.
“We got a lot of work done without a lot of people being in the way,” said UNR groundskeeper Jerry Barr.
The downpour expected six inches on Monday according to reports. Winter weather advisory warnings remained in effect until 7 p.m. Monday night. The snow will create hazardous driving conditions with limited visibility and slick roads.
“I have a tiny little bug so I haven’t been able to drive myself,” said Alexis Thrower. “It won’t even pull out of the driveway at all.”
Thrower depended on her boyfriend to drive her to and from school in the snow all week. She said she struggled to deal with planning for the snow.
Students on campus said the snow negatively affected their lives during the crucial time period of finals. The extreme circumstances changed class times, final schedules, final formats, and distracted students from studying.
“I know its finals week, but you can reschedule that,” said Barr. “I think the safety is more important than that.”
President Milton Glick gave teachers the option to hold missed Monday classes on Wednesday’s scheduled ‘Dead Day’. For 23-year-old Psychology major David Kert, this meant he missed out on an important Spanish review because his teacher had to leave the previously unscheduled class on Wednesday.
“I think it made it more stressful, and will probably have an effect on my grade,” Kert said.
While some students suffered others said they benefitted from the situation upon receiving the news.
“I was so thankful,” Oamh Luc of Fernley said. “I had an essay due Thursday but because of the snow it got pushed back to Friday.”
The extra time benefited Luc, but she said she wished she still could have used Wednesday to prepare for finals. Excited about the snow, Luc spent Monday playing in the snow instead of studying.
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