By Taylor Popielarz

A snowy start to the week after Super Bowl Sunday caused havoc for Quinnipiac students, as a snowstorm dumping nearly half a foot of snow caused low visibility and slick roads.

Some students spoke to News Team 30, stating they were slipping and sliding while walking to class in the morning, while others stated it took them more than 90 minutes to travel via the shuttle from the York Hill campus to the Mount Carmel campus.

Juniors Mike Slonina and Cierra Ponzo were driving down in Ponzo’s car from York Hill to Mount Carmel so they could attend their morning classes, until their car spun out of control near Whitney Ave. After coming to a stop, Ponzo’s car was struck by an oncoming tractor-trailer that also began to swerve in the same icy spot. Nobody involved was injured, but Slonina and his girlfriend were upset the school had not canceled classes for the entire day.

“This definitely threw a wrench in my week, for sure,” said Slonina.

Slonina’s accident was one of 14 reported accidents between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. today, according to the Hamden Police Department.

On top of missing his classes, Slonina, who runs the charity organization “A Shot for Life” that raises money for cancer research, was in jeopardy of missing an event he was supposed to host later in the week in Massachusetts, due to the car’s damages.

News Team 30 received the following statement from John Morgan, Quinnipiac’s Vice President of Public Relations, regarding the school’s closing.

“It is the university’s policy to remain open under adverse weather conditions such as snowstorms, so that the university is able to meet its responsibilities to all students,” Morgan says. “It is ultimately the responsibility of the individual to determine whether travel is safe to and from the university. After carefully monitoring the local weather on Monday, the university decided to close at 1 p.m.”

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