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Weather worries students
Winter conditions question SHU policy
Brittany Lacey
Issue date: 2/22/07 Section: News
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Icy roads, freezing weather, and a wind chill that makes it seem much colder than it is are just a few of the factors reminding everyone that winter is still here.
As the weather gets more severe and the campus faced its first closing due to weather on Valentine's Day, students raise concerns about driving and walking in this weather.
Lauren Gutierrez, freshman, Hopkinton, Mass., said she finds that it's not only driving around in the Fairfield area that has become increasingly more difficult in the past few weeks, but also getting around campus.
"The weather here has made everyday tasks, such as going from our dormto the library, more problematical," said Gutierrez, explaining that being a freshman driving in a new area can also be complicated. "When you add icy and detrimental roads to the equation, it makes everything severely worse," Gutierrez said.
These wintry conditions raise questions about SHU's policy on closing the university during days of inclement weather.
The university takes several precautions when dealing with the unpredictable weather, but even so, many students feel that there is still more that can be done.
A couple of days before SHU's first real snow storm, Director of Communications Funda Alp sent e-mails out to students informing them about which radio or television stations to turn to for information on school closings and delays.
Up-to-date information on delay and cancellations could also be obtained by checking the Sacred Heart University Home Web Page, ctweather.com, or Public Safety's Snow line at 365-7669.
In addition to offering a Snow line, Jack Fernandez, director of Public Safety, said that Public Safety also provides hazard checks of the sidewalks, parking lot, driving lanes, doors that may be blocked by snow or ice, and report their findings to the appropriate department for immediate action.
"We monitor the weather conditions on campus and increase patrols of the residential halls this time of year," said Fernandez.
As the weather gets more severe and the campus faced its first closing due to weather on Valentine's Day, students raise concerns about driving and walking in this weather.
Lauren Gutierrez, freshman, Hopkinton, Mass., said she finds that it's not only driving around in the Fairfield area that has become increasingly more difficult in the past few weeks, but also getting around campus.
"The weather here has made everyday tasks, such as going from our dormto the library, more problematical," said Gutierrez, explaining that being a freshman driving in a new area can also be complicated. "When you add icy and detrimental roads to the equation, it makes everything severely worse," Gutierrez said.
These wintry conditions raise questions about SHU's policy on closing the university during days of inclement weather.
The university takes several precautions when dealing with the unpredictable weather, but even so, many students feel that there is still more that can be done.
A couple of days before SHU's first real snow storm, Director of Communications Funda Alp sent e-mails out to students informing them about which radio or television stations to turn to for information on school closings and delays.
Up-to-date information on delay and cancellations could also be obtained by checking the Sacred Heart University Home Web Page, ctweather.com, or Public Safety's Snow line at 365-7669.
In addition to offering a Snow line, Jack Fernandez, director of Public Safety, said that Public Safety also provides hazard checks of the sidewalks, parking lot, driving lanes, doors that may be blocked by snow or ice, and report their findings to the appropriate department for immediate action.
"We monitor the weather conditions on campus and increase patrols of the residential halls this time of year," said Fernandez.
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