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-15 posts tagged "Polar Vortex"
Claire Rafford | Thursday, February 14, 2019
In the wake of the “Polar Vortex,” students of the tri-campus community experienced some of the most severe weather South Bend has seen in years, advancing the city’s weather status from its usual permacloud into a genuine frozen tundra. As everyone posted on their Snapchat stories about South Bend’s temperatures being colder than Antarctica and
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Maintenance staff persevere, keep working during Polar Vortex temperatures Saint Mary’s students, staff, faculty discuss safety measures taken during dangerous winter weather Cold weather causes multiple leaks, pipe bursts at University Holy Cross students share power-outage experience Notre Dame alumni discuss 1985 Polar Vortex-like temperatures
Gina Twardosz | Monday, February 11, 2019
Saint Mary’s College shut down campus from Jan. 30 to Jan. 31 in an effort to keep the College community safe amidst the dangerous temperatures. Yet, the Polar Vortex still managed to cause its fair share of problems. Leonardo Sanchez, professor of social work, said that Saint Mary’s made the right call in cancelling
Mary Steurer | Monday, February 11, 2019
As the cold rolled in two weeks ago, pipe bursts flooded areas all around Notre Dame’s campus. First was the third floor of the Duncan Student Center. On Jan. 31, at approximately 2:50 p.m., a sprinkler main erupted, causing damage to floors one and two. All inside the building were required to evacuate. The damage
Jackie Navarro | Monday, February 11, 2019
Holy Cross evacuated students from the College’s residence halls after power went out across campus at about 6:25 a.m. the morning of Jan. 30. An alert was sent out to the community stating that residents would have to evacuate the dorms and board Notre Dame Transpo buses to North Dining Hall. Holy Cross senior Noemi
Andrew Bennis | Monday, February 11, 2019
Notre Dame is rife with tradition, with so much that connects current students to those of the past. They walk many of the same paths across campus, study in the same spots and attend the same dorm events. But there is one Notre Dame staple so universal that it would be impossible to graduate without
Patrick McKelvey | Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Every few years, when the low pressure system that surrounds the Arctic weakens, pockets of polar air can make their way farther south than they normally would. This is what happened last week, when a ‘polar vortex’ brought frigid temperatures to the midwestern United States. Not just frigid, actually—some states recorded temperatures colder than those
Erin Swope | Monday, February 4, 2019
Currently sitting at 6,503 members, the Notre Lame Memes for Straight Edge Teens Facebook group is the spot for students to find “original content only, fire memes and true friends,” according to the group’s description. Anyone with a valid @nd.edu email address may join the group and, once accepted, can post in the group. Sophomore
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, February 1, 2019
A chill descended upon the tri-campus community Tuesday. With the incoming polar vortex providing a perfect excuse to cease activity of any kind, Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross shut down until Thursday at 1 p.m., offering students, faculty and staff alike a brief respite to brace for the real storm ahead: student government
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, January 31, 2019
Almost two hours after campus reopened on Thursday, a pipe burst in the Duncan Student Center at approximately 2:50 p.m., forcing all inside to evacuate. “Due to the cold conditions, a sprinkler main broke on the third floor, causing damage there and on floors one and two,” University spokesman Dennis Brown said in an email.