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Recently at Dickinson: Snowtober!


A rare October snowstorm made a surprise appearance in the days before Halloween, creating frosty conditions for trick-or-treaters and snapping tree limbs filled with autumn leaves.

While some East Coast towns saw up to three feet of the white stuff, Dickinson was blanketed with only a few inches—just enough for modest snow sculptures and great photo opps for Carl Socolow ’77 and Taylor Thompson ’14. Despite the weather weirdness, the campuswide trick-or-treat night—and other events on campus—went on.


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  • Rainy days like these are not unusual in autumn, but the snow that swept across campus two days later? Downright strange.
    Damptober
  • The snowy landscape retained some splashes of color. It's still autumn, after all.
    Flowers in the Snow
  • Fiery autumn leaves and dense, wet snow weigh down the branches of this tree on campus. The combined weight of leaves and snow snapped many branches across the Northeast, downing power lines and blocking roads.
    Fiery Foliage
  • Apparently someone thought about sitting on a snow-capped chair—then, presumably, thought again.
    Chilly Seating
  • Mother: "What happened to my sweet girl?" Nina: "She's gone!"
    Black Swan Lives!
  • Students gave out candy to local children on trick-or-treat night, Oct. 31. Our student photographer was on the scene.
    Trick or Treat
  • The Graduate and Professional School (GAPS) Fair, held Oct. 25, helped students plan for life after graduation.
    GAPS Fair
  • The newly remodeled Rubendall Recital Hall, in all its glory. The relief on the walls displays an aerial view of the campus.
    Rubendall Recital Hall
  • The revamped Weiss Center lobby welcomes visitors to the Rubendall Recital Hall. Learn more about the renovations by clicking the link below.
    Stylish Welcome
  • Lauren Amoros '12, an English major with a minor in creative writing, is pursuing secondary-teaching certification. She took a break from a busy student-teaching schedule to participate in Semana Poetica X. To learn more about this event, click the related link below.
    Lauren Amoros '12
  • Merit O'Hare, a published poet and seasoned reader, performed with fellow English major Lauren Amoros '12 during the 10th-annual Semana Poetica. To learn more about this event, click the related link below.
    Merit O'Hare
  • Students study in the HUB.
    Life Underground
  • Bicycles were little help during the snowstorm. But they make a pretty picture.
    Slippery When Wet
  • Students dug out their winter coats a bit earlier than usual this year. Above, a student in winter gear treks across a snowy campus.
    Bundled Up
  • Taylor Thompson '14 captured this shot of a shadowy trek through the snow at night.
    Snowy Night
Rainy days like these are not unusual in autumn, but the snow that swept across campus two days later? Downright strange.Prev ImageNext Image

Learn more about:
Semana Poética X
 Rubendall renovations
Graduate and Professional School Fair 

By MaryAlice Bitts Jackson
Photos by Carl Socolow ’77 and Taylor Thompson ’14 

Did you miss last week’s “Recently at Dickinson” photos?  No problem— view them here!