Mizzou explains their reasons for canceling

“I think it’s awesome. I mean, I was really tired and I kind of wanted an extra day to sleep in so that was nice,” said Ashley Yallay, an MU student enjoying the snow day at the University Monday.

Snow caused the University of Missouri to cancel classes for the day.

This was the 12th time in the last 66 years the campus has closed.

Of those 12 times, Monday’s closure comes after the least amount of snow.

Students, though, were still enjoying making snowmen on the quad Monday.

Chancellor R. Bowin Loftin made the final decision to close campus just before 5:30 Monday morning.

“We have a large majority of students who are living off campus. Many of them are several miles away, so all of that has to be taken into consideration when we look at the road conditions, where our students are at and our faculty and staff as well, and safety. Safety, again, is our number one priority,” said Loftin.

You can find a full list of Mid-Missouri closings and delays here.