Snow and buses lead to cancellation

Friday, February 22, 2008

Classes were canceled Thursday after 1 p.m. because of a snow storm.

Todd Cohen, director of University Relations, said that Provost Richard Lariviere canceled classes at about 12:30 p.m. after receiving reports that buses were having trouble getting up the hills.

“If the buses are slipping and sliding, we don’t want to jeopardize the safety of students,” Cohen said.

Photo by Rachel Seymour

Students load the bus minutes after classes were canceled on Thursday. Both Lawrence and Edward campuses were canceled at 1 p.m. on Thursday. Buses will continue to take students off Lawrence's campus until 2 p.m. Thursday.

Margretea de Vries, an administrative assistant with KU on Wheels, said buses were only running outbound as of 1 p.m., meaning they were only taking students away from campus and not toward it. The last bus departed at 2 p.m.

The University sent an e-mail and text message to students. Students did not receive these the last time classes were canceled, which was Feb. 6.

The last time that only afternoon classes were canceled was February 5, 2004.

To learn whether snow and ice have affected class or employee work schedules, call the KU Inclement Weather Line at 785-864-SNOW.

— Edited by Jessica Sain-Baird

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