Photo Essays | Photo Essay

In Focus: Afternoon snowball fight on campus with Dean Valentini

By Caitlin Buckley / Staff Photographer

Students gather on the strip of grass—or rather, snow—in front of Butler Library as the snowball fight breaks out.

By Caitlin Buckley • January 31, 2022 at 4:49 PM

Share

Photo by Caitlin Buckley / Staff Photographer

Students gather on the strip of grass—or rather, snow—in front of Butler Library as the snowball fight breaks out.

Photo by Caitlin Buckley / Staff Photographer

CCSC called the event “Pummel Deantini with Snowy Balls”

Photo by Caitlin Buckley / Staff Photographer

Sure enough, students pelt Dean Valentini with snowballs.

Photo by Caitlin Buckley / Staff Photographer

Students find themselves covered with powdery snow.

Photo by Caitlin Buckley / Staff Photographer

A reflection of the snowball fight can be seen in the goggles of a student preparing to throw a snowball of his own.

Photo by Caitlin Buckley / Staff Photographer

Students quickly break off into warring teams and throw snowballs at one another.

Photo by Caitlin Buckley / Staff Photographer

Dean Valentini arms himself with a sled to shield himself from the snow.

Photo by Caitlin Buckley / Staff Photographer

Snow fills the sky on the Sunday afternoon before the resumption of in-person classes.