Snow covered the roads, grocery
store shelves were decimated
and classes were canceled.
Little kids ran around in
brightly colored jackets building
snowmen, sledding and
laughing. These kids weren’t
alone in their excitement about
the snow. People of all ages
around campus were happy to
have their hectic life put on
pause for a few days.
For Garrett Stockhouse, the
snow meant having the chance
to play “Clue” with his mom
and sister.
“We usually never have any
time to spend together,” said
Stockhouse, 20, a psychology
major from Bensalem.
Allison Boyd welcomed the
chance to spend more time
with her brothers and sisters.
“We are all different ages, we
all have different stuff going
on, so it is nice to stop and
spend time together,” said
Allison Boyd, 19, an education
major.
“It was great because my
parents were off and that rarely
happens. My mom had nothing
better to do so she made some
pulled pork and macaroni and
cheese, and I got to play with
my sister in the snow all day,”
said student Mike Horner.
Tish Kueny, 23, a nursing
major, seconds Mike Horner’s
sentiment. “Woo hoo” she said
of the closings.
Even security was excited to
have a snow day. Snow meant
extra money.
“I was here Tuesday; I told
my wife I would see her in
three days,” said Devon
Blackman, who has worked for
campus security for 12 years.
Blackman and other security
officers who were already at
Bucks stayed to cover the
shifts of officers not be able to
make it in due to the weather.
“We get over two times our
usual pay to be here 24 hours,”
said Blackman.
Snow meant a better grade
for Tish Kueny.
“Thank god,” said Tish
Kueny, 23, a nursing major, of
the Wednesday closing,”I had
an extra five days to study for a
test.”
While students welcomed the
unexpected break, Bucks will
have them make up the missed
days.
The days will be made up
using the two built-in makeup
days, May 11 and May 12.
Also, classes will be adding
minutes. A class worth three
credits will add 13 minutes to
each class, and four credit
classes will add 17 minutes.
Mohammed Kamara, 23, of
Langhorne, thinks that it is a
good idea to make up missed
time.
“Anything that brings us
together in one place is a good
idea for the community,” said
Kamara.
Justin Harris, 20, an education
major from Perkasie,
would like to see snow days
dealt with differently.
“I’d rather do more work at
home to catch up than have to
come here extra days, for work
and personal reasons,” said
Harris.
“I don’t want extra class
time; it should just end,” said
Alex Bauer, 19, a physical education
major, from Doylestown.