Snow U ❄️ Snow Yeah!

The most beautiful college campus looks even better under a blanket of snow, and inspired us to wax poetic.

Photos by Eli Burris, Rich-Joseph Facun, Anders Saling and Ben Siegel | December 18, 2025

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'Twas the end of the semester, and on every green

The snow-covered campus made a beautiful scene.

The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow

Gave a luster of midday to old OHIO

Students studied, researched and did projects with care,

With hopes that Winter Break Closure soon would be there.

And our photo team, all through campus went running

To capture these images, which, you'll agree, are stunning.

A student builds a mini-snowperson in front of Class Gateway
Class Gateway in the snow
Galbreath Chapel in the snow
Snowy landscape of OHIO's campus viewed from Baker University Center

The long semester had plenty of tests

And all of our Bobcats had given their bests.

With the snow on the ground and upon the Class Gateway,

Many of our students went out to play.

Some built snowpeople, others slid in the snow,

But alas the poor bicycles had nowhere to go.

Bicycle in the snow
A studeny walks past a residence hall in the snow
A student walks past Park Place in the snow, with a fountain the foreground

Our Bobcats played outside and enjoyed time with friends,

While others studied diligently, even on weekends.

And as our students continued to learn and to grow

The squirrels continued to play in the snow.

Closeup of a holly bush covered in snow
Closeup of a squirrel climbing a snow-covered tree

More rapid than eagles their courses brought tests,

And all of our Bobcats, well, they tried their bests!

To their final exams, our students they flew,

With backpacks, computers and pencils No. 2.

They spoke not a word (because you can’t talk during exams),

And finished their classes and all their programs.

Two students walk through the snow, facing each other and laughing
A student walks across campus in the snow
A student walks across campus in the snow

Many students headed home, across the globe and the nation,

While others received their diplomas at fall graduation.

But I heard them exclaim as they walked down the bricks:

“Enjoy winter break, Bobcats. See you in 2026!

A graduate in cap and gown walks away from the camera, through snow