When the storm that started Sunday night continued to persist yesterday, not only did it bring more snow but it also brought a sigh of relief to some Penn students hit with heavy workloads this week.
"I have a midterm Wednesday so it gave me more time to study," said College junior Alex Lee, whose World at War class was canceled because of the snow.
Some other classes, such as macroeconomics, writing seminars, Sign Language and accounting were also canceled.
It is highly uncommon for Penn to not operate on a school day, unless the situation is not a "normal circumstance," according to the Penn Almanac Web site. A specific reason school would close, according to School Policy 707.1, the Suspension of Normal Operations, would be if the situation jeopardizes the safety of the faculty, students and staff.
If there is a circumstance dangerous enough to prevent the school from operating as usual, Penn can have either a partial or a full closing. The last time the school experienced a full closing was in February 2003.
The weather that has been affecting the Penn community for the past few days seems to have brought a premonition of danger serious enough for some classes to be cancelled.
Although some classes were not held, many exams were too important to postpone.
"We were hoping the exam in our engineering class would be cancelled ... but it wasn't," said Engineering sophomore Kevin Osagie.
But a snow storm on a school day was not good news for all Penn students. There were many who had difficulty getting to class because of the slippery ground and strong wind.
Wharton sophomore Michael Feliu , who had to attend all his classes yesterday, remarked that "snow is disgusting and dirty and makes it harder to walk. It sucks."
College junior Nick Barone said he was upset that his classes weren't cancelled but was even more discouraged when he discovered that his bike lock had frozen and was forced to walk to all his classes.
Despite the advantages and disadvantages that the snow storm had for Penn students yesterday, the snow falling from the sky was a sight that many students enjoyed.
According to Engineering freshman DongJoon Shin, "I didn't want to go outside, but I had fun watching the snow slide off the rooftop and treetops onto the street."
