Yale Daily News

Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:35 p.m.

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Students' travel plans thwarted as storm hits

Staff Reporter
Published Friday, December 19, 2008

New Haven received its first major snowfall of the year on Friday, leaving students scrambling to adjust their travel arrangements before the exam period ends and residential colleges close for winter break.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning until 3 p.m. Saturday and projected that six to 10 inches of snow will accumulate in the New Haven area in the meantime. Mayor John DeStefano Jr. ordered a parking ban until noon on Saturday, and scores of flights departing from airports frequented by Yale students were canceled as a result of the storm.

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#1 By (Anonymous) 12:31a.m. on December 20, 2008

This is absurd, only 8 inches of snow over late morning/afternoon/evening, and shuttle services decides to suspend all buses. They should not be allowed to call themselves New Englanders.

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