2A - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, February 10, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom THURSDAY: FRIDAY: MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week ALMOST SHOWTIME When the U' had snow days Despite all the snow covering cam- pus, the chances of class being cancelled are slim. Butthe story knownto manystudents about a University Law student suing the University for money lost because of a snow day cancellation is an urban legend. While the story is entertaining to prospective students touring campus, University spokeswoman Kelly Cun- ninghamsaid itnsimply isn't true. "While there's been a long-standing rumor about such a lawsuit, the Univer- sity's Office of the General Counsel has never found any record of it," Cunning- ham said yesterday. But University officials are still hesi- tant to cancel classes - the University hasn'thad a snow day since 1978 when 19 inches of snow covered campus. According to a Jan. 28, 1978 article in The Michigan Daily, students spent the day lounging in the snow, with "Endless Summer" serving as their background music. In addition, some students also got sunburns from spending the day lounging in the snow, according to the article. The storm caused classes to be can- celled for more than a day and because it came on the day of the add/drop dead- line, thatdeadline had to be extended. The storm's widespread effect was so great that President Jimmy Carter declared a state of emergency for Michi- gan - ordering snowplows, patrol cars and National Guard trucks to help clear snow in the city, on campus and through- out the state, according to the article. During the process of snow clearing, many other University events and activi- ties were postponed, according to the article. The inclement weather meant food could not be delivered to the dining halls and campus eateries. As a result, dieticians had to get food from local markets to hold the dining halls over and keep students fed until food deliveries could resume. Cunningham said the likelihood of another snow day is very rare because most students live on or close to campus. "We basically never cancel classes because we're a residentialschool,"Cun- niugham said. "People can gethere." In the University's nearly 200-year history, classes have only been can- celled University-wide two othertimes, once in 1945 and again in 1974, accord- ing to a Dec. 7, 2006 article published in the Daily. The University's Flint and Dearborn campuses cancel classes more frequent- ly because ofthe large commuter student population. 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