Classes delayed due to winter storm

By Meredith Mayberry

Edited by Sarah Schuch and Amanda Crabtree



Central Michigan University delayed classes for the second time this semester due to Tuesday morning's winter storm.

Snow showered Mount Pleasant throughout Monday night and continued Tuesday morning, piling to 10.5 inches, according to Morning Sun’s website, www.themorningsun.com.

University classes were delayed until noon.

Ann Laszczyk, Sterling Heights sophomore, said she woke up this morning unaware of the conditions outside.

“I was getting ready for class in the bathroom when I looked at the mirror and saw that my roommate wrote me a note in eyeliner,” Laszczyk said. “It said to call 774-7500, the campus information hotline. I called and heard about the delay.”

Some students were not fortunate enough to have notes on their mirrors.

Aliscia Leo, Hastings sophomore, said she trekked her way through the snow this morning to get to a class that had already been cancelled.

“I thought it was strange that the University Center was locked,” Leo said. "When I got to my class, there were a few of my classmates waiting around. We figured that class must be cancelled."

An early morning email was sent to students and faculty of CMU from Eric Lorenz, director of infrastructure and security at CMU. Lorenz informed recipients of the delay and additional cancellations.

“There were a lot of people around campus this morning on their way to class, though,” Leo said of her 8 a.m. class.

Mount Pleasant High School was not scheduled to attend school today because of teacher professional development, according to the school’s official website, www.mphsknights.com. The faculty's development day was cancelled.

Along with Mount Pleasant High School and CMU, Northwood University and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College were cancelled due to weather, according to www.wnem.com.