@crknwk2000 hello there! my apologies for the late, late reply. college keeps me busy! it’s funny you mention the snow storm because grinnell got absolutely nothing. not even flurries. nothing. i was so disappointed, but less so when i saw how difficult it was for some students to get back to campus. getting back here was frustrating especially for those who live in the path the snow storm took (i.e. nebraska, kansas, the chicago area, etc.). grinnell typically never cancels classes but instead relies on professors to cancel their own sessions (which is exactly what my gwss teacher did… god bless him).
i didn’t go home (plane tickets home are just too darn expensive, and thanksgiving break was only from thursday until sunday, so it wasn’t worth it for me), and neither did most of my friends since we all live relatively far away (i’m from tennessee, some of my friends are from new york, washington, california, utah, etc.). plenty of people were here for thanksgiving break (many, many more than fall break). we had a wonderful thanksgiving feast in the d-hall, and we also had a thanksgiving feast at hotel grinnell in town (which was completely free of charge).
let me know if you have any more questions!