Swarthmore Goes Under Again in Snowfall

February 8, 2010

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

The College received over two feet of snowfall this weekend in what proved to be the second-largest snowstorm on record. Photo by Frank Moscatelli.
Students took advantage of the snow on Saturday for a campus-wide snowball fight on Mertz field. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.
The fight, which drew students from across campus, was arranged via Facebook on Friday night. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.
Students look out from their vantage point in a Mertz window during the fight. Photo by Jiuxing June Xie.
Most major paths have been cleared since the snow stopped on Saturday, but others have only been trampled by students taking them to get from building to building over the weekend. Photo by Se Eun Gong.
The College will resume normal operations on Monday. Another large snowstorm is currently being predicted for later in the week. Photo by Se Eun Gong.
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