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Topic: Rare event

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Alan Swank
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Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 4:33:14 PM

OU closed tomorrow.

OrlandoCat
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 5:00:34 PM

First time since 02?

Alan Swank
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 5:10:50 PM

OU closed one day last year.

bobcatsquared
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 5:23:13 PM

Alan, is it due to cold temps? Road conditions? Too much snow? Sounds like southern Ohio is getting hit harder than the state's mid-section.

bornacatfan
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 5:52:34 PM

I thought OU was closed the day we were supposed to play CMU up there a few years back. Busses to WVa and flew out. Russ was nervous. 2011 I think, Maybe I just imagined it. Roads were clean and dry once I got north of Ft Wayne that trip

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Alan Swank
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 5:53:10 PM

Here in Athens it's the cold. In extreme southern Ohio, they got lots of snow. My guess is that many schools up your way may close tomorrow or at least go on a two hour delay due to the cold.

JSF
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 5:58:08 PM

It's pretty rough here. Only got into the low 60s.

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stub
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 6:02:39 PM

Wimpy administrators who have no clue about how this really screws up some of us academics and our classes. No snow, just cold, no reason to call off school. It's not dire folks!

Last Edited: 2/18/2015 6:03:58 PM by stub

boydhallbobcat
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 6:06:35 PM

Up to -20 to -30 windchills.. I get it.. It's one day of classes.. Not gonna hurt much. I'm sure professors will email out reading and assignments if there is something super important.

Alan Swank
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 6:54:14 PM

stub wrote:

Wimpy administrators who have no clue about how this really screws up some of us academics and our classes. No snow, just cold, no reason to call off school. It's not dire folks!

What, you might have to do something creative rather than delivering the same old boring lecture for the 20th year in a row? Welcome to the real world.

C Money
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 7:18:19 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

In extreme southern Ohio, they got lots of snow.

10 inches shut down both the Southern Campus in Ironton and the Proctorville Center the first half of the week, and it's looking like the cold will shut them both down the rest of the week.

ts1227
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 7:34:11 PM

stub wrote:

Wimpy administrators who have no clue about how this really screws up some of us academics and our classes. No snow, just cold, no reason to call off school. It's not dire folks!

They have a set criteria (Level 3 emergency for snow, -20 wind chill for cold).

It meets the criteria.

Columbus_Bobcat
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 8:09:40 PM

I'm a current student here at OU. Last year we had two days cancelled one for excessive snow and the other for extreme cold. This one is for extreme cold as the windchill will be below -20.

Pataskala
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 8:10:28 PM

Why, back in the day we had classes no matter how cold or how much snow. Had to walk up Jeff Hill -- both to and from classes. Ohio closed only for the riots after Kent.

My first day at Ohio was the day before Easter 1970. It was 80 degrees and sunny. Woke up Easter Sunday and it was snowing to beat hell. Wound up with about 10 inches. Had classes the next day.

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OhioCatFan
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 8:58:25 PM

Pataskala wrote:

Why, back in the day we had classes no matter how cold or how much snow. Had to walk up Jeff Hill -- both to and from classes. Ohio closed only for the riots after Kent. . . .

+1 ;-)

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Bob'n'eer
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 9:03:54 PM

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I get it.. It's one day of classes.. Not gonna hurt

Refund tuition for that one day and see if its a big deal.

stub
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 9:28:47 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

stub wrote:

Wimpy administrators who have no clue about how this really screws up some of us academics and our classes. No snow, just cold, no reason to call off school. It's not dire folks!

What, you might have to do something creative rather than delivering the same old boring lecture for the 20th year in a row? Welcome to the real world.

Oh, I guess you've been in my class.

bobcatsquared
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 10:28:06 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

Here in Athens it's the cold. In extreme southern Ohio, they got lots of snow. My guess is that many schools up your way may close tomorrow or at least go on a two hour delay due to the cold.

Most central Ohio districts have closed for Thursday. My guess, they'll do the same for Friday. Completely messing up school districts' PARCC testing schedules.

JSF
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 10:54:50 PM

No joke: The University has officially advised students to "walk like a penguin."

ohio9704
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 11:06:43 PM

bobcatsquared wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Here in Athens it's the cold. In extreme southern Ohio, they got lots of snow. My guess is that many schools up your way may close tomorrow or at least go on a two hour delay due to the cold.

Most central Ohio districts have closed for Thursday. My guess, they'll do the same for Friday. Completely messing up school districts' PARCC testing schedules.

Seems Mother Nature is also anti-PARCC testing.

Obc2
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/18/2015 11:28:56 PM

the college may be closed but Quad Night will be on, amirite fellas?

in my day I'd be making that trek in negative wind chill, and walking back afterwards with a belly full of Burrito Buggy.

TheBobcatBandit
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/19/2015 1:35:01 AM

I actually think we closed 3 or 4 days last year too

Andrew Ruck
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/19/2015 8:34:07 AM

stub wrote:

Wimpy administrators who have no clue about how this really screws up some of us academics and our classes. No snow, just cold, no reason to call off school. It's not dire folks!

Completely agree. This stuff drives me crazy...I don't want to live in this world anymore.

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roar-room
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/19/2015 8:46:37 AM

Alan Swank wrote:

stub wrote:

Wimpy administrators who have no clue about how this really screws up some of us academics and our classes. No snow, just cold, no reason to call off school. It's not dire folks!

What, you might have to do something creative rather than delivering the same old boring lecture for the 20th year in a row? Welcome to the real world.

Ziiiing!

perimeterpost
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RE: Rare event

Posted: 2/19/2015 8:48:43 AM

Andrew Ruck wrote:

stub wrote:

Wimpy administrators who have no clue about how this really screws up some of us academics and our classes. No snow, just cold, no reason to call off school. It's not dire folks!

Completely agree. This stuff drives me crazy...I don't want to live in this world anymore.

I remember the Blizzard of '94 shut down campus the entire week of MLK Day and some professors made up the 4 missed days by scheduling classes on Saturdays for a month. That's just evil.

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