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Snowballs in a Campus Wonderland Kathleen Monahan | Staff Writer Can you imagine the sight of hundreds of Radford University students running around campus, throwing snowballs and building snowmen in the middle of the night? That was the scene last Wednesday evening at Radford University. Meanwhile, the snow continued to fall heavily, and nearly four inches accumulated by the end of the night. A few friends and I decided to trek through the newly fallen snow, so we could visit a friend across campus. As we were leaving Muse, we were surprised to see so many people outside in the cold! Instead of staying indoors and avoiding the nasty weather, these students came together and had the time of their lives. People were separated into two lines and looked as if they were part of a war reenactment. We could hear the leader of one side yell, "One, two, three, CHARGE!" In less than a split second, everyone ran to the other side, pounding their snowballs at the other team. We stepped quickly and carefully past Muse Quad, dodging snowballs left and right. Just walking along the sidewalk put us directly in the line of fire. We assumed anyone who was involved in this snowball war was in front of Muse. Boy, were we wrong! We found people covering every inch of snow around the Governor's Quad and Moffett Quad as well. The bitter weather definitely wasn't bringing anyone down! When we finally approached Clement Street, we noticed there was a line of guys to our left and a line of girls to our right. When we realized they were having a massive snowball fight, we hauled ass and tried to get out of their way as fast as we could. Unfortunately, I wasn't as lucky as my friends. I was almost to safety when I was hit smack on the side of my head. I felt wounded, as if I were really in battle. I felt really stupid at first, but when I actually picked up a snowball and threw it back. It was then when I realized just how much fun it was. Sometimes, it's hard to believe how something so trivial as the weather can bring so many different people together at one time. It was good to see everyone having such a fun time in the snow! Responses: Refresh frame to view latest entries.
Year: Freshman Major: Pre-major Comments: The snowball fight in Moffett Quad KICKED ASS!! I was actually bleeding from it, but it was sssssoooooooofun. Anyway, that will definately one of my favorite memories from Radford. The article written here was really good too. Congrats! Jamie Name: Whim
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