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Despite complaints, snow provides fun, seasonal activities
don’t know if anyone else has noticed, but over the past few days, it has snowed quite a bit in our fair city of Syracuse. And as pretty as it may look, the snow is actually supremely annoying to go out in (open-toed heels — not an option) and walk or drive in (class — not an option). To first-year students, the snow may still be a point of excitement. It falls from the sky, it melts on your face, and it turns the campus into a winter wonderland! However, you will soon come to learn that the snow is also associated with cold temperatures, icicle-related accidents and general commotion. On top of all this, finals are well under way. As such, the atmosphere on campus has been somewhat gloomy and depressing. So to make you feel a little better, I have comprised a list of nine reasons as to why it’s not all so bad. 1. Snow is ideal for stalking. If you have a special someone whose schedule you’ve memorized and who stirs your passions with
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blondes know better the fire of a thousand suns, feel free to hover by their apartment at all hours of the day. It’s not your fault that you fell in the snow right then and there. How were you to know that Uggs had no traction? 2. That rape park, Thornden Park, finally makes itself useful for something. You can now go sledding, skiing, snowtubing, ice fishing or even horseback riding, if you happen to have a horse on campus. 3. Sorority and fraternity houses decorated with Christmas lights and trees, which make your walk to class all the more festive.
4. Boys and their yellow construction boots. I find it simply adorable when the majority of males on campus outfit themselves in exactly the same bright yellow, somedayI-aspire-to-shovel-manure-for-a-living work boots for the duration of the winter season. It strengthens male bonding and serves as a great conversation starter. (“Nice boots, bro!” “You too! Let’s be friends!” “Yay!”) And any guy who isn’t wearing them is just weird. Don’t you want to fit in? 5. It’s the last day of classes! Unless you’re one of those losers who have class on Fridays (which is honestly just very sad), you can congratulate yourself on successfully making it through a whole semester without another restraining order misunderstanding. 6. Increased layers of clothing. Kind of like wondering about how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. 7. The fact that Syracuse University will not cancel classes in the face of any natural
disaster (blizzard, flood, etc). Only the strong can survive. This Darwinian tactic for weeding out the species only increases our pride in our school. 8. Watching people fall. And watching people plow helplessly at their cars. It just doesn’t get old. 9. And last, but certainly not least, it’s almost Winter Break. And guess who deserves that long and relaxing break? You do! You worked so hard all semester. Can someone just please recognize that for a moment? Must everyone on this campus be so self-centered? Ugh. Don’t worry. I know how awesome you are. And next year is going to be your year. And if not, just think of it this way: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. And then find someone who life gave Vodka to, and have a party. Marina Charny is a senior English and textual studies and writing major. Her column appears every Thursday, and she can be reached at mcharny@syr.edu.
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