For as long as current students can remember, closing school for a snow day has been a coveted experience for all. Whether it's going sledding, building a snowman, or sipping hot chocolate while watching a movie, snow days have always been seen as a day...

With the winter storm that brought school to an early close on Jan. 26 and a shutdown the day after, there have been great speculation. The particular criticism is that there did not seem to be any storm, just small amounts of snow. As such, members of...