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VOLUME 47-NUMBER 16
Snow Melts to Icy Reality: Sat. Classes
Said the preacher, "Many are cold
but few are frozen.” For most West
Georgia students, last week’s snow
storm turned the campus into a winter
wonderland of fun and folly. However,
for Bill Tuttle and his staff at Public
Safety, the weather meant cold, dark
hours of overtime.
And while the U S. Postal Service
failed to give up to its infamous mot
to, (neither rain, nor sleet, nor
snow..,), Public Safety vehicles and
Domino’s Pizza delivery' trucks
somehow found a way to travel the
snow and ice covered campus roads.
For a while at least, they were the on
ly ones that did.
Despite the hazardous road condi
tions, only two major car accidents
were reported. No serious injuries
were involved. Most of the injuries
reported were the result of sledding,
slipping on the ice, and fighting. “The
worst problem was the mixing of ice
and beer. The potential was there for
more problems," said Jeff May, assis
tant Chief of Police recuperating in
his office on Monday.
food stores were also kept
busy. "It was cold as hell out, and peo
ple were buying cold beer,” said an
employee at Sing Food Store shaking
his head. Manager E.O. Brethick
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commented, "It’s the best day we’ve
ever had. We’ve exceeded it by about
SISOO after the first snow fall Tues
day." Domino’s Pizza was equally in
dustrious. “We did twice as much
business," said owner Chris Donze
who wasn't bothered by the snow.
Donze, a northerner, first started
delivering pizzas in Columbus, Ohio in
18 inches of snow The A & P on Maple
Street had problems getting its truck
deliveries from Atlanta and ran out of
meat products, according to Otis Jan
ney, assistant manager.
The campus infirmary reported no
outbreak of major injuries due to the
storm. There were just a lot of,
"bumps, scrapes, cuts and bruises".
However, two students were taken to
Tanner Memorial Hospital for in
juries.
Also around campus:
The Student Center was closed
Wednesday because of damages
created by over-excited students sear
ching for anything and everything to
sled on. Officer May said the extent of
the damage was less than S2OO.
A sign on the student government
office read: "Meeting cancelled
because of beautiful weather."
May said the major concern was the
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The question was simple. What do
you think about the snow?
Mike Forbus, junior: “I think it’s
great! ‘Purity’.”
Michelle Lane, freshman: “I think
it’s fun. It’s a nice vacation from
school.”
Jeff Duncan, freshman. “I like it.
Haven’t had this big a snow in years.”
Dawn Tighe, freshman: “I’m
originally from New York. There this
would be tiddlywinks.”
Stacey Smith, freshman: “Cold,
beautiful...but classes should start
back so it doesn’t cut into spring
break.”
Kelly Clark, freshman: “SLED
DING!”
Butch Hubert, freshman: “I love it.
People are getting closer together
because of it.”
Two unidentified snow-fighters:
“Hope it stays for three to four weeks!
We’re drinking more! ”
Karen Pittman, mathematics pro
fessor: “Just delightful.-.I haven’t
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seen any in a long time."
J. Greer, senior: “It’s the most I
ever saw. The snow is romantic...very
romantic, especially at night.”
Chuck Leonard, sophomore: “Just
another day...”
Kathy Anderson, senior: “There’s a
strange shaped snowman near
Brookwood. 1t’5...we11...” (Eventually
we determined that there was a por
nographic snowman at Brookwood
Apartments. Pomosnow?)
Dave Miller, graduate student:
“Lovely...there’s a nice touch of levi
ty.”
Sondra Huffman, graduate student:
(from Springfield, 111., where snow
such as this would be very minor.)
“Everything’s so paralyzed. Cancel
school for one inch barely one inch
—of snow? I can’t quite believe it! ”
Maurice Townsend, president of
West Georgia College: “Kind of fun,
but I hope we have seen ths end of
this. Drivers are enjoying it. I think.
They aren’t used to it, though. The
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Students will have to attend classes
on three Saturday’s to compensate for
unscheduled holidays during the last
week’s winter storm, according to
John Lewis, vice president.
Lewis said the make-up dates would
be officially announced at a later
date, but guessed they would fall on
Feb. 13 and 27 and March 6, all of
course Saturdays. Daily, as well as
evening classes, will be made up dur
ing these days. The Food Services
building (Z-0) will be open Saturday.
Students however, will have to pay for
their meals.
“We can’t conceivably cut down the
47-day quarter any more than we
already have. We could have always
accommodated the loss during the 50
days per quarter system, but three
days is too much,” he said.
Lewis also said they could not push
the make-up days into the spring
break because there wouldn’t be suffi
cient time to process grades, notify
students of academic dismissals or
suspensions, and move students back
into their dorms before spring quarter
begins. Spring quarter classes begin
Friday, March 26,1982.
Spring break is still scheduled to
begin March 18.
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