UPDATE: 12:45 P.M.
Only a handful of university facilities will be open during a 36-hour span starting at 5 p.m. Monday until 5 a.m. Wednesday.
All meetings, classes and activities during that time will be cancelled.
University buildings will be closed, except for Ping Recreation Center, Baker University Center Alden Library, residential houses and dining halls.
Dining halls and courts will keep regular hours.
The other buildings, according to the university's emergency alerts website, will be open:
Ping: Monday until 10 p.m.; Tuesday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Wednesday: regular hours
Baker: Monday until 10 p.m.; Tuesday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Wednesday: regular hours
Alden: Monday until 10 p.m.; Tuesday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Wednesday: regular hours
Campus Care as well as Counseling and Psychological Services will also be closed, according to a tweet by Pete Trentacoste, executive director for Residential Housing.
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UPDATE: 9:00 A.M.
All Ohio University campuses and centers will close after 5 p.m. Monday because of below normal temperatures and a wind chill warning.
Transportation Services will provide additional CATS buses until to reduce wait times. The service will be provided until 10 p.m.
OU suggested everyone stay inside and avoid outdoor exposure, according to a university-wide email announcing the closure.
Facilities and Culinary Services staffs were instructed to check with their supervisors for their necessary responsibilities, according to the email.
The university has not announced if it will close Tuesday. Updates will be posted at www.ohio.edu/alert.
The Graduate Student Senate meeting is cancelled. It will next convene on Feb. 10.
The Athens/Marietta/Columbus GoBus is about 25 minutes behind schedule. Arrival times should be correct by the afternoon.
sj950610@ohiou.edu
@SaraJerde
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Classes are still on today.
But there’s a chance Ohio University officials might decide to cancel classes Monday night and into Tuesday morning because of subzero-degree weather expected to hit the Athens area tonight, an OU administrator told The Post.
The temperatures are looking bone-chilling during the day Monday, too.
“Temperatures in our area will begin to drop on Monday due to a cold front moving through,” according to a weather alert from Scalia Laboratory forecaster Brayden Murdock. “The wind and humidity in Athens will cause windchill to fall below zero during the day.”
There’s also a 60 percent chance of snow during the day.
That night, the temperature is predicted to be minus 11, and when factoring in the windchill, it will be “below (minus) 20,” Murdock said.
The high Tuesday will be 8. The low Tuesday will be minus 9.
OU Vice President for Student Affairs Ryan Lombardi tweeted that the weather is being “monitored closely by our emergency team” and that more updates would be announced through the university’s emergency page, ohio.edu/alert.
@joshjame
jj360410@ohiou.edu
Notice
Students can report gnarly building conditions to the university’s Facilities Work Center by calling 740.593.2911 as soon as you are aware your office or work space has dipped to 65 degrees or lower.
When calling the work center, have the building name and the specific floor and room number.
This article appeared in print under the headline "Severe cold, snow may call Tuesday classes into question"
