Students emerged from dorms this morning confronted by two inches of heavy, wet snow. The emotional impact of this unexpected storm was dramatized by yesterday's sunny, clear conditions. Here we see Farrell Field Tuesday afternoon:
And here is the same scene this morning:
People reacted in very different ways. A direct correlation was evident between age and profound depression. Younger members of the community relished the first opportunity of the year to pelt peers with snowballs. Blair, a jovial, tone-deaf South Carolinian (I had to listen to him sing along with Bob Marley during dish duty at lunch) responded by donning his Lilly Pulitzer pants and building a snowman which featured a pumpkin for a torso. Here's how it looked after a few hours of sunshine this afternoon:
This morning's taste of winter is all but forgotten.
