Washburn Review
Washburn University
Volume 140, Issue 21
The ‘Blizzard of Oz’ causes WU to close campus three times Tricia Peterson
WASHBURN REVIEW
Washburn has been through a lot in the last week. A week ago, everyone was running around getting ready for a snowstorm to hit, classes were canceled and campus received two snow days in a row for the first time in years. Upon arriving to class on Monday, the question was if there would be a third snow day on Tuesday. The answer was “yes.” Classes were canceled and campus was closed for the third day in less than a week. Over the weekend meteorolo-
gists tracked a new storm, which was supposed to be as strong and detrimental as the first, forecasting up to 14 inches of snow in some areas with freezing rain in the mix. “They [were] predicting 8-12 inches in the next 12-18 hours,” said Rick Anderson, VP Admin and Treasurer at Washburn University, Monday before the storm hit. “The wind is supposed to be worse than the last snow storm so we will have more drifting.” The decision to close campus comes from a variety of sources in-
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February 27, 2013
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