Clear the sidewalks!

Last night, when walking down the path in front of North College I slipped on the ice covering the sidewalk and fell, cutting my hand, and narrowly avoided reinjuring my post-op knee. The dangerous ice covered condition of the sidewalks was exacerbated by the lack of adequate lighting, so that frequent patches of ice were nearly invisible. I’m sure almost everyone can recount falling or slipping on the campus’s frequently ice and snow covered walks, mostly just making a fool of themselves, but sometimes causing injury. It’s absurd that the administration finds it appropriate to hire workers to come in at all hours of the morning to wash chalk off of the sidewalks but refuses to expend the resources to keep them safely cleared during the winter. If not motivated by concern for the well-being of faculty, staff and students one would think that the University would take measures to avoid the extreme cost of legal action when someone seriously injures themselves on the school’s property.