PLEASE SHARE THIS SO OTHERS CAN SEE IT! 

KentWired.com published this article recently, "Bitterly cold weather, "dangerous" travel conditions and wind chill coming Wednesday"

In addition, these extreme weather conditions have been deemed dangerous by the National Weather Service, please do not make us suffer. The National Weather Service has issued an urgent winter weather message for Cleveland, OH and all surrounding areas.

It states that it is going to be extremely cold on Wednesday, January 30th, 2019. The temperature is set to be in the -40s in some locations of NW Ohio. This extreme cold can cause exposed skin to freeze within 10 minutes. 

Most students, including myself, live off-campus. Some even commute from much further away. Even with the PARTA buses, we have at least a 15 minute walk to campus, if we miss the bus, it can easily become much longer than that.

This petition is to cancel classes on the day of the most extreme temperatures, Wednesday, January 30th, 2019. 

It is too dangerous to be outside in this cold for an extended period of time, so why should students be forced to go to class? 

It would be as simple as "just do not go to class," but not everyone can afford to do that. Some may have quizzes or exams they must attend to, unless they want to receive a failing grade.

We should be not forced to go outside in these arctic temperatures just because the university does not think it is "necessary" to close.

Students pay thousands of dollars a semester to attend KSU, please do not put our health at risk.

This also does not apply to just students, staff also have long walks from offices and cars.

Sincerely, 
All of Kent State University Students & Staff