Update 12:30 p.m.
A large group of students, around 150 in total, were seen at the Recreation Center Turf and Grass Sports Fields, building snowmen, having snowball fights, sledding and enjoying a morning without classes.
Freshmen Izzy Winston, Ava Bousquet and Lizbeth Bonsu said they arrived at the fields early to start work on an igloo.
“I’m having a great time with my friends,” Bonsu said. “We’ve made snowmen and now we’re making this igloo, just a great time.”
For both Winston and Bousquet, snow days are a rarity, with Winston remarking that it was her first big snow.
“I’m overjoyed as a Texan, we really don’t get snow like this. I’m just trying to take advantage of it all,” Bousquet said.
For the trio, plans for the rest of the day include finishing the igloo and refueling after a long morning of being in the snow.
“We’re going to finish (the igloo) then we’re going to have a huge dinner. (We) didn’t have breakfast. … We just started screaming and running down the halls to get outside, so we had no breakfast, no lunch, so we’re going to get a bunch of food at Duck’s House,” Winston said.
For freshman David Avilez, today marks his first time experiencing snow. Having gone outside multiple times already, Avilez said he “loves” it.
“I love it so far. Classes are canceled, it’s a great day,” Avilez said.
Despite a delayed flight home due to the weather, freshman Neil Sadarargani said he’s happy to be at the fields enjoying the day with his friends.
“Everyone’s just out messing around, having fun, being kids,” Sadarargani said.
The University of Oregon will be delayed until noon, due to winter weather conditions, according to an UO Alert Eugene sent via email.
“Campus community members should use their best judgement in assessing the risk of coming to campus,” the email said. “Walkways may not be clear. Public transportation may be delayed.”
Early this morning, around 8 a.m., the university said that “classes, services and events (were) delayed until 10 a.m.”
This is a developing story and will continue to be updated.
Corey Hoffman contributed to this reporting.
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