With the snow light and fluffy ? not ideal for making snowballs ? Zach Sheridan resorted to what he called “the shovel technique.” “It?s like a free-for-all,” said the UW-Madison freshman as he loaded a cafeteria tray with snow, then charged into the fray with a primal yell of “Lakeshore!” In what is becoming an annual tradition at UW-Madison, students used a rare day of canceled classes to congregate on Bascom Hill for a massive snowball fight. Chancellor Biddy Martin stood at the top of Bascom Hill and looked on, as a steady stream of students thanked her for the snow day and asked to take her photo.
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