Snow Day: Outdoor Edition

The University has announced its third snow day due to an 18 inch snowfall. Students are taking advantage of the time off school by building igloos and snow forts. The roads are just beginning to clear up but most cars are buried under mounds of snow. At night downtown has been eerily empty resembling some sort of post-apocalyptic scene.

University maintenance workers shovel in front of the Reyonlds Journalism  Institute.

Senior Miles McGhee sits in an igloo on east campus.

Residents shovel an abandoned Tenth St. on Tuesday night.

Snow Day: Indoor Edition

Columbia has declared a Weather Emergency and cancelled classes through Wednesday. Naturally, the snow has caused residents to cozy up indoors except for the occasional peek outside. With the pantry stocked and fleece blankets galore this blizzard has been a guilt free way to spend time just watching the snow pile up on the windowsill. 

Nadine Oelschlager takes her first peek out the window on Tuesday morning.

Homemade chicken curry with crispy potatoes over rice and garnished with cilantro.

Snow accumulation on the windowsill as of Tuesday evening.

Mizzou Women's Basketball vs. Kansas

Sophomore Sydney Crafton tries to grab the ball at the Mizzou vs. Kansas game Wednesday night in Mizzou Arena. 

Senior RaeShara Brown dives through a group of players at the Mizzou vs. Kansas game Wednesday night in Mizzou Arena. Brown was the high scorer of the game with 22 points made in the 66-52 win.

Basketball: Mizzou vs Iowa State 87-54

University of Missouri’s Ricardo Ratliffe, right, blocks a shot during the Mizzou vs Iowa State basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 in Mizzou Arena.  The Tigers took the victory with a score of 87-54 in the blowout game.

Mid-Missouri snow mimics Minnesota

Columbia was hit by the biggest snowfall I have seen since attending the University of Missouri. About eight inches of powder blanketed the city in the past 24 hours. In Minnesota, eight inches is a minor inconvenience and residents tend to have stubborn pride about not letting the snow get the best of them. In reality, if Minnesotans shut down the city every time it snowed there would be a good two months of unemployed northerners. I cannot count the number of times today I heard the words "blizzard" or "snowpocalypse."However, Missouri is hit much harder by flurries because the city is less equipped to plow and shovel.

Some tips for Missourians:

1. Anticipate getting stuck. Keep an ice scraper and extra warm clothes in the car.
2. Snow boots not rain boots
3. Packed snow is better for snowmen than powdery snow
4. Flurries are the best excuse for hot chocolate

Happy Accident

LaDreama Funn

The Miss City of Columbia contest, a pageant for female impersonators, was held at The Soco Club on December 11. Bradley Morgan also known as LaDreama Funn took the crown and will be competing in the Miss Gay Missouri contest in the spring. Keep following to see LaDreama funs journey in her quest for the Miss Gay Missouri Crown. Check out the Columbia Missourian Article to learn more about Bradley Morgan.

LaDreama Funn is crowned Miss City of Columbia

Outgoing Miss City of Columbia, Candy Lane,  performs a Lady Gaga song at Soco 

Candy Lane sings her last number as Miss City of Columbia 2009 before crowning LaDreama Funn

LaDreama Funn begins to cry as she is announced as the winner of Miss City of Columbia

Empire's Artistic Roller Skating Team

I have started a new project with Empire's Artistic Roller Skating Team. The team consists of members ranging from ages five to sixty-two. I was reminded that this is not a relatively new sport but rather something passed down from generations. The team has three national champions in different age classes and one coach, Mark Reagan, who is coming back after a twenty year break. 

Mizzou Wrestling v. Kent State 19-15

 

Going 80

I put together a quick multimedia piece of my drive between Columbia and Minneapolis for fun. The land is so flat and empty. The isolation is almost enchanting. Photos taken going approximately 80mph.