Stoutonia

Issue date: 10/22/09 Section: News

Media Credit: Andy Kawa A lone snowman guards the entrance to Sigma Tau Gamma

Media Credit: Andy Kawa Snowfall covers the roof of Bowman

Media Credit: Andy Kawa Plantlife as suprised as humans at snowfall.

Media Credit: Andy Kawa

As Midwesteners awoke on Oct. 12 and looked out their respective windows, they noticed that there was something different outside: snow. When most people think of snow, they think of winter. When they think of winter, they think of the freezing cold months ahead. Early October is usually reserved for fall colors and crisp yet sunny weather. The majority of Wisconsinites do not want to think about snow in October.
The early snowfall was short and sweet, depending on who you asked. The one thought that was driving most people crazy was that autumn better not be over yet. Most people had not planned for the snowfall and were caught without their winter apparel.

"I was taken off guard and unprepared for the snow, but the scenery was beautiful to look at," said sophomore Emma Fox. "The snow on the trees and ground made it feel like a beautiful January day only it was October.

The many negative Facebook statuses toward the premature snowfall served as a gauge to how fellow students felt about the weather. Popular opinion was definitely negative. The snow served as a reminder of what we live with every winter. Even though the snow was unexpected and inconvenient for most, it was only temporary.

Wisconsin weather has been known to throw curve balls at its unsuspecting residents. A perfect example of this was at the beginning of October last year; the temperature was near 80 degrees. Midwestern weather has always been this unpredictable. The abnormality of this climate gives the Upper Midwest an identity all its own, separate from the rest of the country.

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