OUR VIEW: Kudos for closing snowy campus

Much to the surprise and relief of students trudging through the winter snow and slush, classes were cancelled and campus was closed Tuesday to ensure the safe return of students, faculty and employees to their homes.

As university employees shoveled continually to maintain safe conditions for campus goers, the unrelenting snow created hazardous conditions. Not only are there obvious dangers, such as driving and slipping on snowy streets, but other dangers exist to students and USU employees.

Most students and many employees walk to class and work from their apartments or far-away parking lots. With the speed the snow has been coming down, safe and clear walkways and roads have been close to impossible to maintain.

Although many of the sidewalks are maintained on campus, many students, faculty members and employees face the daily trek to their vehicle in distant parking lots. Often times, sidewalks to campus are not as well maintain as those on campus, heightening the difficulties many of us face.

Kudos to the university’s administration for putting the safety of its patrons first and closing campus mid-Tuesday afternoon. While Logan is known for its cold and snowy conditions, enough is enough at times. Among other things, professors can teach the needed material another day and shutting down the Fieldhouse will not break anyone’s commitment to their New Year’s resolutions.