The Housing Department just sent out an email asking students to “refrain from building any snow enclosures on campus.”

At the Ink, we think igloos are important for a few reasons.

1. Safety. Safety always comes first. With the recent unexpected weather, you never know when you might get stuck in a blizzard. White-out conditions. You’re in Mathey Courtyard–you think. You could be as far as the Junior Slums. You’d never know, not now. Then you start to think, I’m not going to make it. A single tear trickles down your cheek, and freezes. And suddenly you stumble upon an igloo. It’s small, but it’ll do. You crawl through the entrance–and it’s warm. It’s so warm. The storm moves on, and you crawl out into the sun. You’re in between Witherspoon and Alexander Hall, it seems–not far from where you thought you were.
2. I just want to say that I have been in that igloo on Alexander Beach, and it is very cozy. Igloos are cozy, and they are fun.
3. We haven’t yet seen Princeton’s full snow fort-building potential. And how many chances do we get? I’d like to see something like this:
   

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