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What to do on a snow day

I’m all for canceled classes and sleeping in late, but there is a point where you really have to leave the dorm or risk going into a fugue state. Here are the latest tips and tricks on how to avoid boredom after an absolutely insane snowstorm.

Build a snow fort

Something about a big snow always feels like permission to be as silly and childish as I want to be. In the spirit of this, I encourage everyone to use the bountiful snowfall to complete that childhood dream of making a fully functional snow fort (don’t even try to tell me you never thought about it; I know better.) 

Bother your roommate

After just coming back from winter break, I’m still in the “bother your sibling” mindset. Luckily for me, I have an equally clueless yet easily accessible person here I can pull my wacky hijinks on. Truly, there is no better use for a roommate than as a supplementary sibling.

Now, while I’m not advocating for putting your roommate in danger, I will say, a shaving cream pie to the face works wonders for morale.

Summon a ghost

If nothing else suits your fancy, you can always try the age-old sleepover party trick of summoning a ghost. If an ouji board isn’t on your back-to-school packing list, I suggest chanting “Bloody Mary” three times in the mirror. If all else fails, go check out Peabody Hall, and remember to ask for Helen.

As an added bonus, if I really can summon a ghost, maybe it’ll freak out the people on my floor enough that they'll stop screeching at all hours of the day and night! (Guys, please, I’m really desperate to sleep.) 

Mario Kart (real life edition)

Stepping outside and almost wiping out on the ice for the past week has given me the strangest sense of déjà vu. It’s almostlike I’m back playing the Sherbert Land track in Mario Kart on the Wii with my brother. While I’m able to abscond with many things from my house before coming back, an entire gaming console is not one of them, so no Mario Kart for me. Never fear, for I have made the rules for Mario Kart: Miami Edition.

The game is simple. First, everybody dresses in as many layers as possible The goal here is to look like the Stay Puft marshmallow man, and if you don’t have at least nine layers on your body, I don’t wanna see it. All players line up, count down from three, and then race to the agreed-upon finish line. Just like the video game, running into other players is allowed. Be sure to watch out for NPCs other students and goombas professors. Check out all the tracks to race on, like South Quad valley, Cook field meadows, METE circuit and more.

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