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WE'RE ON

THE BLIZZARD OF 2015

By Bates College

January 28^th, 2015

It WAS quite a storm, but life continueD at Bates ON JAN. 27, 2015

““I drive a Subaru.” — Professor of Geology Dyk Eusden ’80 explaining why he had no trouble getting to campus in a blizzard to teach his 9:30 a.m. course “GEO 230/Earth Structure and Dynamics“ in Carnegie Science

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Students listen attentively to Professor of Geology Dyk Eusden ‘80 in “GEO 230/Earth Structure and Dynamics” in Carnegie Science.

BLINDED BY THE ELEMENTS

Students traverse the Library Quad.

THE TRUDGE

Alone or together, students move across campus as the fierce storm continues.

tough mainer

“I consider myself a fairly tough Mainer but even with bundling up this morning, it seems like I was no match for today‘s blizzard,“ says Sarah Stanley ‘16 of Springvale, Maine, an environmental studies major with a minor in geology.

FOOd and warmth

BELOW LEFT Bates debaters Matthew Kahn ‘16 of Newington, Conn., Matthew Summers ‘15 of Short Hills, N.J., and Chris Crum ‘17 of LIttleton, Colo., discuss issues of equity in public education. Earlier in the day, Crum had skied on Mount David. BELOW RIGHT Saleha Belgaumi ‘18 of Karachi, Pakistan, studies in the Fireplace Lounge of Commons to stay warm and be close to food.

Not a fan

“I‘m from North Carolina, so I‘d rather not walk through two feet of snow to get to class,“ says Jack Edmiston ‘16 of Mooresville, N.C., heading to Carnegie Science to hand in a lab assignment to Assistant Professor of Physics Nathan Lundblad.

STAY WARM AND STUDY

TOP As the storm rages outside, Pat Sheehan ‘18 of Springfiedl, Ill., and Julia Rosen ‘18 of Weymouth, Mass., study in Perry Atrium for a multivariable calculus class. BELOW LEFT Mitchell Rider ‘17 of Louisville, Colo., and Melissa Paione of Auburn, Maine, study and stay warm with friends in Ladd Library. BELOW RIGHT Sarah Bouchard ‘15 of Annapolis, Md., finds warmth and support on a radiator on the second floor of Commons.

drifting

First cook supervisor Michael Staffenski checks the weather conditions — and a sizable drift — from a rear door of Commons, facing Alumn Gym.

FEET FIRST

BELOW LEFT Eleanor Briggs ‘15 of Concord, Mass., places her snow-covered boots on bench before entering Merrill Gym. BELOW RIGHT Angeline O‘Donnell ‘17 of Harwinton, Conn., works on a philosophy paper in Perry Atrium.

LAMP Lit

A student heads down a plowed path on the Historic Quad.

LET'S CLEAR THE WAY

BELOW LEFT Mike Adams of Facility Services uses a Bobcat to take on the snow. BELOW RIGHT A pile of snow, blown indoors at the foot of Hathorn Hall, greets those who enter.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES CLOSED

A strong wind whips down Alumni Walk in front of Lane Hall, the Bates administration building. Administrative offices were closed for the day.

respect his identity

Keenan Shields ‘18 of Pittsford, N.Y., on his way to a microsociology class, says that wearing shorts has been a part of his identity for so long, that he‘s not quite ready to give the habit up, blizzard or no blizzard.

THe great outdoors

BELOW LEFT A cross country skier enjoys conditions on Central Avenue between Merrill Gym and Commons. BELOW RIGHT A grove of trees dwarfs pedestrians and catches the snow on the way to Merrill Gym.

ON THE MOVE

BELOW LEFT After a day of classes and office hours, Professor of Politics Jim Richter heads to the Merill Gym parking lot. BELOW RIGHT Will Patton ‘15 of Ashville, N.C., and Emma Conover ‘16 of Camden, Maine, leave a workout in the Davis Fitness Center for their respective swimming and rowing practices in Merrill.