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Record-breaking snowfall brought fun and stress
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Record-breaking snowfall brought fun and stress

By Julia Ballard Staff Writer Photo by Alayna Simons, Editor-in-Chief Due to snowfall and icy conditions on campus, a three-day weekend turned into more than a week off of in-person classes and normally scheduled campus activities for students and staff. In a recent article reporting on snowfall from The Tennessean, Nashville received 7 1/2 inches of snow in under a week, and due to warmer temperatures following the storm, caused a layer of ice to cover the campus. The layer of this ice resulted in a prolonged start back to classes. “Having a week off school was really great and fun, but it was really difficult for me to maintain any routine during snow week,” said Ashtyn Underwood, a junior communication studies major. Dr. Tom Middendorf, university provost, was the v...