The above quote is from Robert Pope—Class of 1974. Read his full memory below:

As a freshman, coming from the South, I was looking forward to experiencing seasons up here in New England. That first Fall at Brown, I was working at the Rock (in the Circulation department). One particular Friday afternoon in October, it had started to snow as I went into the library to start my shift. When I left some hours later, it was still snowing! And everything looked incredible! And it snowed all weekend long—and everything looked even more incredible! (As I get older, I still appreciate seasons, and even Winter; but I feel like the season gets longer and longer as I get older. Don’t know if it’s true or just me. I do get tired of it sooner! But…) I (still) live in Providence, and I vividly remember my first real winterness—and The Rock.