Apparently paging through old Evergreen tomes is contagious. It warmed my heart to see my fellow editors enthralled with achives books I left around the newsroom a while after the final thrilling moments of Super Bowl XLII. They were amused by alcohol advertisements and articles about the booming popularity of videocassette technology.
What I was looking for were the last times the WSU campus was closed. This was a big question last week, and there was a surprising lack of anyone at WSU who could say for sure. This is what I found:
Feb. 9, 1996: Flooding forced road closures and made the administration question how many faculty members would make it to campus. Faculty and staff were still expected to be at work if possible, and canceled classes were not rescheduled.
Nov. 22, 1985: Snow and cold temperatures around the state prompted WSU officials to cancel classes the Friday before Thanksgiving break. Classes from that day were made up on Dec. 7, a Saturday.
Jan. 4 and 5, 1982: The first two days of spring semester classes were canceled after snowy weather statewide kept students from returning to Pullman. Classes had to be made up on the following two Saturdays.
May 19 to 22, 1980: After ash from the Mount St. Helens eruption blanketed Pullman, hindering travel and raising health questions about air quality, classes were canceled for four days. President Glenn Terrell considered closing WSU for the rest of the semester, but decided to reopen. More than 1,000 students applied for emergency leave due to medical or psychological concerns.
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