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-11 posts tagged "winter weather"
Letter to the Editor | Monday, February 14, 2022
Dearest members of the Notre Dame, Holy Cross and Saint Mary’s community, On Wednesday, February 16, the Siegfried Ramblers will be once again asking for your financial support. Siegfried’s Day of Man fundraiser for the South Bend Center for the Homeless is just a few short days away, and we would love for you to
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, February 11, 2022
Last Tuesday night, much of the tri-campus went to sleep with fingers crossed. Then, at 5:42 a.m. Wednesday morning, Notre Dame students received a highly anticipated email: “ND Alert: Due to winter weather, Notre Dame is closed today, February 2. Classes – including virtual – are cancelled…” After a winter storm dropped 11.2 inches of
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 3, 2022
All classes at Holy Cross College will be conducted remotely Thursday due to inclement weather and poor driving conditions, the College’s vice president for finance Monica Markovich announced in an email sent Wednesday afternoon. Faculty and staff will also work from home Thursday. St. Joseph County has announced an orange/watch level advisory due to weather
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
According to an ND Alert email sent to the campus community early Wednesday morning, the University will be closed Wednesday due to inclement weather. Both in-person and virtual classes are canceled, per the email. “Only personnel whose job functions have been designated essential to the safe operation of the campus should report to work,” the
Abby Patrick | Wednesday, January 19, 2022
I honestly don’t know what to write this column about. Typically I only have to write one of these per semester, and I usually pick a later date, storing up ideas until then, to make sure that when my turn comes, I have something halfway decent to say, something interesting and inspiring enough (to me)
Evan McKenna | Wednesday, January 12, 2022
I’m a country bumpkin. You might not guess it from looking at me, talking to me or interacting with me in any way, but I hail from Morristown, Tennessee, a small town nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. Yeehaw. And I think I had a pretty authentic southern experience. There’s a cow field
Abby Patrick | Monday, February 24, 2020
The last few weeks have bestowed upon us some of the strangest winter weather I’ve seen in a long time. A hearty northerner, I’m used to snow piles everywhere, deep and drifting, until at least March, and sometimes (often) April. We instead seem to be fluctuating between 40 degree weather one day, to 20 degrees
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
Mike Dugan | Monday, January 28, 2019
Due to extreme weather conditions, Notre Dame will be closed 7 p.m. Tuesday through 1 p.m. Thursday, according to vice president for public affair and communications Paul Browne. Saint Mary’s will be closed 6 p.m. Tuesday and will resume with normal operating hours on Friday, according to an email from vice president for student affairs,