Snowfall Surprises Students

By The Purchase Phoenix

On the night of Nov. 21 into the early hours of Nov. 22, Purchase experienced its first snowfall as the fall season draws to a close.

This follows a rainy day on campus and a week of warm temperatures, reaching into the high 70s.

To celebrate the snowfall, students gathered around campus to make snowmen, snow angels, and go sledding all throughout the night.

Snow falling on campus in the quad. (Photo by Zariel Melendrez)

Zariel Melendrez laughs as the snow falls on her head. (Photo by Nathalie Marte)

Friends gather together for a picture as the snow falls late into the night. (Photo by Zariel Melendrez)

Students played into the snow late in the Quad. (Photo by Nick Pugliese)

Nick Pugliese smiles for a photo on the loop while the snow falls. (Photo by Brandon Bland)

Brandon Bland lays down on the loop while the snow falls. (Photo by Nick Pugliese)

Brandon Bland hikes up a hill after playing in the snow. (Photo by Nick Pugliese)

Students gather near D-Hall in the snow. (Photo by Nick Pugliese)

Snow continues to pile up near the athletic fields. (Photo by Maggie Obman)

A snowman in the Olde made by Alex Del Cueto, Rachel Skennion and Maddie Sharkey. (Photo by Alex Del Cueto)

Nathaniel Evans (left) and Regulus Thompson (right) after running outside shocked to see the snow. (Photo by Nathaniel Evans)

A group gathers around while Kirin Lawrence prepares to sled down a path in the quad. (Photo by Leon Chow)

Alumni Village while the snow fell down. (Photo by Caitlin Simons)

Students smiling enjoying the snowy weather. (Photo by Em Rose-Stern)

A snowman sits on the arm of a chair in Alumni Village. (Photo by Caitlin Simons)

Students smiling and catching the snow at Alumni Village. (Photo by Em Rose-Stern)

G-Street in the Olde after students left tracks in the snow. (Photo by Caitlin Simons)

The walkway between the Olde and Alumni Village while it snowed. (Photo by Caitlin Simons)

The entrance to Purchase after the snow fell. (Photo by Natalie Tulloch)

The trees on campus after the snow fell. (Photo by Natalie Tulloch)