University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook

“White Winter ecord low temperatures. That pretty much summed up the month of January this year. Sub-zero temperatures with wind chills in the double digits below sent South Bend as well as many other parts of the country into a deep freeze. As dorm windows formed layers of ice, students had to be careful in order to avoid frost bite while simply walking to class. Many off-campus students were stranded at home with cars that wouldn ' t start. Some resorted to taking cabs to campus so as to not miss all their classes. School was cancelled for days in the surrounding communities as well as classes at many colleges in the area. But Notre Dame kept with its tradition of keeping cancellation of classes to only very serious situations. As many apart- ment renters can attest to as heating bills started to come in, the arctic freeze of January was indeed a serious one. Opening ”