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Snow in October? The East Coast was pummeled with snow this past weekend, causing many students and families to alter their Family Weekend plans. According to The Associated Press, more than 665,000 people in New Jersey and 560,000 people in Pennsylvania were left without power. Below are some student comments about the weather and how it affected their plans.
“My parents couldn’t come up for Parent’s Weekend since they lost power that morning in New Jersey. It ruined my weekend because there was snow so mentally I was thinking, ‘It’s Christmas time.’ I think we will be getting a lot of snow this winter, which I really hate. I wasn’t really prepared since I didn’t have gloves.” – Lauren Matturri’14
“I hated the cold as soon as it happened. I’d bought a winter coat right when I came here, and that was all the preparation I had. It was pretty hard to adjust to. When I walk with my friends, they don’t feel very cold and I’m shivering because I’m so not used to this!” – AbelKidane ’15 (from Ethiopia)
“I didn’t think it was actually going to snow. I thought the weathermen were just exaggerating. My mom and I were going to go to the football game but it was too cold so we ended up just staying inside.” – Candace Beach ’14
“It was horrendous; it was really inconvenient and unexpected. It ruined my weekend. I hate the snow.” – Allyson Papageorge ’14
“My parents couldn’t come on Saturday because of the [snow] storm. [They] came on Sunday instead.” – Brian Cantor ’14
“I just think the freshman have had the worst introduction to Easton; I mean they moved in with the hurricane, and it always rains. This time it was parents weekend, it was snowing and you couldn’t enjoy the game. What else could go wrong?!” – Camille Borland ’13
“My parents had to leave earlier; they were going to stay for the game but they couldn’t. It took them 3 hours to go home, when it usually takes them fifty minutes.” – Elizabeth Kirby ’13
“I was at home and wasn’t able to get back to school.” – Kara McNulty ’14
“It was inconsistent with usual climate trends in the area. I thought the school was inadequately prepared for it, but at the same time the magnitude of the snowstorm caught all of us by surprise.” – Alec Eidleman ’13
-Ev Lederman, Caroline Johnston and Andy Polanco contributed to this article
