What exactly UMBC’s inclement weather policy?
I absolutely without a doubt do not understand UMBC’s inclement weather policy. Apparently a half an inch of ice on the ground is only worth a 2 hour delay in UMBC land but in Morgan State University, Towson University, Coppin College, Baltimore County Public Schools, Howard County Public Schools, the Baltimore County government and just about…well everyone else’s world, that kind of weather is grounds for closing. This is my 6th semester at UMBC and I can’t recall an occasion in over two years where we’ve closed for bad weather–even when everyone else is closed. Now I understand some school systems and organizations close for absolutely nothing, but 295 was closed this morning, most other major universities were closed today, and it took me over 20 minutes to walk to class without falling. I think that says something, don’t you? Don’t email me to tell me the sidewalks are treacherous. I’m aware that the sidewalks are treacherous because that’s what happens when ice falls from the sky.
