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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bates chapter.

I love winter at Bates; the campus looks so magical covered in snow. It’s just a gorgeous time of year, even if it’s colder than a Yeti in a freezer. So when I woke up this morning to a fresh blanket of snowfall with flakes still blowing around, I was ecstatic. Just look at the campus: it’s beautiful!

This is a view from the fourth floor of Smith last year:The library quad:This is one of my favorite pictures that I’ve taken of Bates in the winter:I just can’t help but love snow at Bates, even if classes rarely if ever get canceled:It’s just too lovely for me to hate:

Rachel Minkovitz is a senior at Bates College double majoring in Psychology and French and Francophone Studies. She spends a lot of time listening to music, hanging out with friends, reading and writing, advocating for social justice, and looking for furry animals.