The snow may not have stopped falling, the streets may not have been plowed, but this weekend's winter storm did not keep Marquette students from enjoying their weekends.

Milwaukee was under a winter storm advisory beginning Friday evening, and the almost seven inches reported at Mitchell International Airport turned into 15 inches by Saturday night, according to the Jan. 22 and 23 editions of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The snow didn't seem to faze students who hail from the Midwest.

"I'm from Michigan. This is our spring time," said Keeley Kerrins, a College of Communication freshman.

Some students found a way to occupy themselves with indoor activities.

Mike Osinski, a College of Engineering sophomore, planned to go out for breakfast Saturday morning but with many of the streets unplowed, he said venturing outside would have been "too much work." Luckily, Osinski had food in his room and planned to have a "snow day movie marathon" with his roommate.

Students going to the men's basketball game at the Bradley Center 2 p.m. Saturday or the Snowball dance later that evening at the Alumni Memorial Union had to trudge through knee-deep snow in the unplowed streets or climb over the drifts that surrounded the sidewalks.

However, the weather did not prevent many brave students from venturing out into the cold.

Rebecca Shipley, a College of Arts & Sciences junior, said the snowstorm had "the perfect timing" because she was planning a quiet weekend anyway. She had to work in the Straz mailroom Saturday afternoon, so she made the trek to the residence hall with extra layers of clothing.

"The snow did not stop me and my friends from going out (Friday or Saturday)," said Andy Salomone, a College of Arts & Sciences freshman. "As one of my friends says, 'We're like the post office: rain, sleet, snow…we're going out!'"

Jim Conway, a College of Arts & Sciences sophomore, said he was "undeterred by the snow" and attended both the basketball game and Snowball.

Getting front-row seats to the game required endurance normally reserved for the players themselves.

College of Arts & Sciences sophomore Kierra Jackson and her two friends left Schroeder Hall at 8 a.m. to walk to the Bradley Center. Jackson said they had to walk in the middle of the streets, which were not yet plowed. She said the 10-block walk through the deep snow took them about 40 minutes.

The students were the first in line, and Jackson said after standing outside for about an hour, a security guard finally let them inside where the devoted fans huddled by the radiator.

Jackson said although the men lost to Charlotte, the trip was worth it — they found front-row seats and had a great time supporting the team.

"It was an adventure," Jackson said. "That's what college is about—little adventures."

This article appeared in The Marquette Tribune on Jan. 25 2005.