sharon and i sat in the viking union looking out the window down at the snow-covered seashore--the snow!covered!seashore!--wondering aloud about the color of shadows on snow. what is dark white?

those of us from Elsewhere restrained our laughter as the cops from Rainy Fortyfivedegreesinthewinter put chains on their tires to counteract the effects of the four inches of snow on the ground. some of the day's classes were cancelled.

the entire campus rang with shrieks and laughter as eighteen-to-twenty-two year old toddlers threw snowballs at each other and built elaborate snow sculptures.