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title: "Winter Storm, Campus Transformed"
date: 2025-01-07T09:52:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/winter-storm-campus-transformed"
section: Articles
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# Winter Storm, Campus Transformed

*January 7, 2025* — by [Maryland Today Staff](/author/maryland-today-staff)


> Snowfall Sends January’s Few Students Outside to Frolic

*Mc Keldin Library Snow 01062024 RS 9058 1920x1080 — Even as snow blankets McKeldin Library on Monday, a few Terps are still drawn to the ODK Fountain.*

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.



*Snowball fight on McKeldin Mall*


Engineering graduate student Harsh Senjaliya, center, winds up during a snowball fight on McKeldin Mall. (Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle)



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*Testudo statue covered in snow, with tiny snowman*


A miniature snowman keeps Testudo company outside McKeldin Library. (Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle)



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*Student builds snowman on McKeldin Mall*


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)



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*students sled on McKeldin Mall*


With no dining hall trays in sight, students and children sled down the hill behind McKeldin Library. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)



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*student snowboards down a McKeldin Mall hill*


Rose Coats ’27, a mechanical engineering student from New York, shows off her snowboarding experience. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)



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*People walk under large trees on McKeldin Mall*


Students walk along Willow Walk, which could temporarily be renamed Winter Walk. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)



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*Picture of a decorative railing*


The snow-covered M sign stands outside the quiet South Campus Commons. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)



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*Snow covers the Jim Henson statue at Stamp Student Union*


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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