Snow covers the cars in Rowan's parking lot. Staff photo/Greg Jeffer.

by Ismaa Viqar

Rowan University was closed Friday afternoon and remained closed through Saturday in preparation for the impending snowstorm. All classes and activities on both the main and Camden campuses were canceled, with a few exceptions such as the dining services, the student center and the health center.

Flurries started early afternoon on Friday, slow and steady, but began to accumulate at a faster rate with heavy winds in the evening. As roads were quickly covered with snow towards nightfall, the amount of cars on the road began to dwindle. Snow plows were seen, carefully clearing the roads throughout the town at night.

Snow piles Rowan's campus. Staff photo/Greg Jeffer.

Saturday morning, snow was still falling in Glassboro at a steady rate. The campus looked like a winter wonderland, as roads and sidewalks remained covered with snow on the seemingly empty campus. But towards mid-afternoon, the snow had stopped completely. Students all over campus were finally seen taking photos and heard playing in the snow.

According to NBCPhiladelphia.com, Glassboro received approximately 10 inches  while students debate there was at least a foot and a half of snow. Gloucester County was covered in an average of 28.5 inches or more. Some parts of New Jersey have even declared a state of emergency though the information for which counties is continually being updated on New Jersey’s official web site. Other states, including Pennsylvania, Delaware and Ohio have declared a state of emergency.

Snow covers a bike near Mullica. Staff photo/Greg Jeffer.

While Gloucester County was one one of the luckier ones, other parts of south Jersey have faced difficulties such as power outages. NJ Transit and even Amtrak have stopped their services in some areas. Airports across the nation have been affected, as well, though not Newark International Airport or JFK International Airport.

The snowstorm which President Barack Obama has dubbed “Snowmageddon,” is breaking records in some parts of the nation. It might just be up there with the somewhat recent blizzard of ‘96.