Fresh white snow blanketed campus Monday night into Tuesday morning which gave students across the Fordham University Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses a snow day. All in-person classes were canceled for the day, with some classes pushed to Zoom.
Some students spent their free time huddled up in their dorms and apartments, watching movies, spending time with friends and studying. “My snow day was spent rather bleakly indoors due to the Zoom calls that took up the day. However, there is no doubt in my mind of a certain joyful chaos in the air,” said Lauren McNamara, FCRH ’27.
Throughout the day, Edward’s Parade was filled with students creating snow sculptures, having snowball fights and making snow angels. “I went outside and looked at the snowmen on Eddie’s, and I took a picture with every single one,” said Veronica Acevedo, FCRH ’27.
Due to the inclement weather, which covered the Fordham area in 2.2 inches of snow, numerous dining locations across campus were closed, including Dagger John’s and Cosi.
“I eat pretty much all my meals there [Cosi] so it’s annoying having to go to other places to eat,” said Abby D’Angelo, FCRH ’26. “I wish Fordham could come up with better dining options considering we knew it was going to be a snow day. I literally DoorDashed dinner today because Cosi is the only place I eat.”
The snow also led to the cancellation of the university’s Mardi Gras celebration which included a parade around Eddie’s. “I was looking forward to the Mardi Gras parade on campus, so I’m kind of bummed that the snow canceled that,” said Juliana Duarte, FCRH ’27. “But I’m glad we got a snow day today and I was able to spend time indoors with my friends and finish up some homework.”
Although the snow disrupted travel, activities and classes on campus, the weather allowed students to take breaks from their online classes and studying to spend time outdoors with friends. “There were so many people building snowmen and playing on Eddies,” said Payton Weller, GSB ’27. “I think that snow days are so fun and spontaneous, they let us have a day to let out our inner child.”
Sanya Singh, GSB ’27, said, “I loved getting to play in the snow after my Zoom classes! It was the perfect way to de-stress right before midterms. I think snow days are beneficial because they are a spontaneous break from our day-to-day routine and let us feel like kids again. I loved having a snowball fight with my friends and making a snowman on Eddie’s.”
