Editorial
Making the most out of winter
By Editorial Staff
February 20, 2015
While Clinton cannot complain as much as Boston about the weather this year, it is starting to feel like God is specifically settling a score with central New York. But maybe between having to clean off your car twice a day and navigating the dangerous slush in the lobby of CJ there is a silver lining. Yes, snow poses a lot of problems, but maybe we should stop fighting it and start embracing it.
If you have seen the Dunham Green lately you know that snow does have its advantages. Out of its obscurity, the Gnar Club has decided to entertain the campus by turning the looming snow banks into an interesting work of… sculpture. Instead of a perfectly forbidden quad of ice and snow, Hamilton now has its very own snow kraken rising out of the cold tundra. The “Gnar-ers” did not exactly execute it perfectly, and we do not believe it inspires many serious reflections on campus, maybe it can inspire some silly ones. From Minor Field to the Turf Fields, our whole campus is covered in snow that is just waiting for some creative, cabin-fevered students to make something out of it. Creating snow sculptures sounds like just the right activity for a few groups on campus like The Outing Club and People Who Like To Do Fun Things. Even if you just head out with a bunch of friends to make a legion of snowmen there is no good reason to let the snow win. Get out there, channel your inner child, and take back our beautiful campus from the grips of winter.
And if you lack artistic sensibilities or capabilities, the Glen holds plenty of other options for making the best out of the snow. Just taking a walk in the Glen will probably give you with plenty of high quality instagrams for your friends at University of Miami or UCLA. Beyond snow voyeurism, the Glen House also has snowshoes and cross-country skies available as well if you would like to make a sport out of the snow. Or just use the cross-country skis to get class next week to cut down on time.
Regardless of how you feel about the snow right now or how desperately you wish it was spring already, the snow will probably last through Senior Week, so it is time for Hamilton to give up fighting our frosty enemy and find some productive ways to make it gnarly instead.