Winter Storm, Campus Transformed
Snowfall Sends January’s Few Students Outside to Frolic
Even as snow blankets McKeldin Library on Monday, a few Terps are still drawn to the ODK Fountain.
Photo by Riley N. Sims
A powerful winter storm that swept across the Midwest and through the DMV on Monday turned the University of Maryland campus into a snowy playground.
The one-two wallop dumped 5 to 9 inches across the region, along with plenty of problems: treacherous roads, canceled flights, even power outages. It was the first time D.C. had measured more than 4 inches in a day since January 2022, according to the Weather Channel.
But that made the snow day for the few Terps on campus during the January session all the more of a treat. Sledding, snowball-tossing, snowman-making and snowboarding—it looked like a mini Winter Olympics.
UMD photographers brrr-avely ventured out to capture the action.
Engineering graduate student Harsh Senjaliya, center, winds up during a snowball fight on McKeldin Mall. (Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle)
A miniature snowman keeps Testudo company outside McKeldin Library. (Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle)
Yixuan Sun '27, a computer science and applied mathematics major, is all smiles as she builds a snowman on McKeldin Mall. (Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle)
With no dining hall trays in sight, students and children sled down the hill behind McKeldin Library. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)
Rose Coats ’27, a mechanical engineering student from New York, shows off her snowboarding experience. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)
Students walk along Willow Walk, which could temporarily be renamed Winter Walk. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)
The snow-covered M sign stands outside the quiet South Campus Commons. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)
Kermit and Jim Henson ’60 were cloaked in white on their perch outside the Stamp Student Union. (Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle)
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