Ahead of the inclement weather headed into Columbus on Monday, campus officials canceled all in-person classes. Students and staff alike all celebrated–Apparently, this is one of only 20 times it’s happened since that famous episode in ‘78! Even University President Ted Carter had something to say on this incredible occasion:
“I’m very grateful that Together As Buckeyes we’ve continued to work to build a stronger campus community. First, we cheered on our Buckeyes in the College Football Playoffs. Now we’ve succeeded again, with all of our pajamas turned around.”
According to his wife Lynda, President Carter had been pulling out all the stops to make sure his precious students got this snow day. Beyond wearing his pajamas inside out and placing a spoon under his pillow, Carter also flushed something special down his toilet for good measure…
“All of a sudden we were completely out of ice!” expressed Linda. “I tried to ask Ted what happened to it, but he was too busy strategizing for his little snowball fight tomorrow.”
President Carter’s team was well aware of his profound belief in superstitions. A spokesperson cited Carter blaming the Michigan loss on Ryan Day not ‘knocking on wood’ after promising a win. He also blamed the Lawrence Tower mold on ‘too many students walking under ladders these days.’ However, these snow day rituals came as a surprise–even to them.
“Yeah…Uh…We’d already had discussions about canceling classes. He knew this was gonna happen. None of us know why Ted did this…”
Time will only tell what Ted will do next! Hopefully his superstitions lead to a playoff win on Friday and Punxsutawney Phil not seeing his shadow on Groundhog Day!
Written by Holden Klym