{"id":145346,"date":"2019-01-22T10:40:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T15:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=145346"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:03:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:03:15","slug":"all-that-glitters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2019\/01\/all-that-glitters\/","title":{"rendered":"All That Glitters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students in Storrs made their way to their first classes of the spring semester across a campus encased in ice, after snow and freezing rain hit the state over the weekend, followed by plummeting temperatures on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wonderplugingallery-container\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-container-218\" style=\"max-width:630px;margin:0 auto;\"><div class=\"wonderplugingallery\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-218\" data-galleryid=\"218\" data-width=\"630\" data-height=\"420\" data-skin=\"light\" data-random=\"false\" data-autoslide=\"false\" data-autoplayvideo=\"false\" data-schemamarkup=\"false\" data-stopallplaying=\"false\" data-reloadonvideoend=\"false\" data-enabletabindex=\"false\" data-loadnextonvideoend=\"false\" data-hidetitlewhenvideoisplaying=\"false\" data-disablehovereventontouch=\"false\" data-autoslideandplayafterfirstplayed=\"false\" data-html5player=\"true\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-fullwidth=\"false\" data-showtitle=\"true\" data-showdescription=\"true\" data-showplaybutton=\"true\" data-showfullscreenbutton=\"true\" data-showtimer=\"true\" data-showcarousel=\"true\" data-galleryshadow=\"false\" data-slideshadow=\"true\" data-thumbshowtitle=\"false\" data-thumbshadow=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"false\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"true\" data-specifyid=\"true\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-thumbcolumnsresponsive=\"false\" data-showimgtitle=\"false\" data-titlesmallscreen=\"false\" data-initsocial=\"true\" data-showsocial=\"false\" data-showemail=\"false\" data-showfacebook=\"true\" data-showtwitter=\"true\" data-showpinterest=\"true\" data-socialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-doshortcodeontext=\"false\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-slideduration=\"1000\" data-slideshowinterval=\"6000\" data-googleanalyticsaccount=\"\" data-resizemode=\"fit\" data-imagetoolboxmode=\"mouseover\" data-effect=\"fade\" data-padding=\"12\" data-bgcolor=\"\" data-bgimage=\"\" data-thumbwidth=\"48\" data-thumbheight=\"48\" data-thumbgap=\"8\" data-thumbrowgap=\"16\" data-lightboxtextheight=\"72\" data-lightboxtitlecss=\"{color:#333333; font:bold 12px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow:hidden; white-space:normal; line-height:18px;}\" data-lightboxdescriptioncss=\"{color:#333333; font:normal 12px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow:hidden; white-space:normal; line-height:14px;}\" data-titlecss=\"{color:#ffffff; font-size:14px; font-family:Armata, sans-serif, Arial; overflow:hidden; white-space:normal; text-align:left; padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;  background:rgb(102, 102, 102) transparent; background:rgba(102, 102, 102, 0.6); display:none;}\" data-descriptioncss=\"{color:#ffffff; font-size:12px; font-family:Armata, sans-serif, Arial; overflow:hidden; white-space:normal; text-align:left; padding:10px;  background:rgb(102, 102, 102) transparent; background:rgba(102, 102, 102, 0.6);}\" data-titleheight=\"72\" data-titlesmallscreenwidth=\"640\" data-titleheightsmallscreen=\"148\" data-socialmode=\"mouseover\" data-socialposition=\"position:absolute;top:8px;right:8px;\" data-socialpositionlightbox=\"position:absolute;top:8px;right:8px;\" data-socialdirection=\"horizontal\" data-socialbuttonsize=\"32\" data-socialbuttonfontsize=\"18\" data-triggerresizedelay=\"100\" data-thumbmediumsize=\"800\" data-thumbsmallsize=\"480\" data-thumbmediumwidth=\"64\" data-thumbmediumheight=\"64\" data-thumbsmallwidth=\"48\" data-thumbsmallheight=\"48\" data-imgtitle=\"title\" data-jsfolder=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/wonderplugin-library\/engine\/\" style=\"display:none;\" ><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122b061.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122b061-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Students pause to catch up with each other on the first day of classes. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"ice190122b061\" data-description=\"Students pause to catch up with each other on the first day of classes. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Students pause to catch up with each other on the first day of classes. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">ice190122b061<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Students pause to catch up with each other on the first day of classes. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122b001.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122b001-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Time to bundle up, with temperatures in the single digits despite the sunshine. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"ice190122b001\" data-description=\"Time to bundle up, with temperatures in the single digits despite the sunshine. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Time to bundle up, with temperatures in the single digits despite the sunshine. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">ice190122b001<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Time to bundle up, with temperatures in the single digits despite the sunshine. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122b097.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122b097-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Friendship and hot coffee help keep out the cold for these students, pictured outside the Student Union. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"ice190122b097\" data-description=\"Friendship and hot coffee help keep out the cold for these students, pictured outside the Student Union. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Friendship and hot coffee help keep out the cold for these students, pictured outside the Student Union. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">ice190122b097<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Friendship and hot coffee help keep out the cold for these students, pictured outside the Student Union. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122b047.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122b047-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Students make their way to class outside the School of Nursing&#39;s Widmer Wing. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"ice190122b047\" data-description=\"Students make their way to class outside the School of Nursing&#39;s Widmer Wing. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Students make their way to class outside the School of Nursing&#039;s Widmer Wing. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">ice190122b047<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Students make their way to class outside the School of Nursing&#039;s Widmer Wing. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122a019.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122a019-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A student walks around the frozen Swan Lake near the Chemistry Building. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"ice190122a019\" data-description=\"A student walks around the frozen Swan Lake near the Chemistry Building. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">A student walks around the frozen Swan Lake near the Chemistry Building. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">ice190122a019<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">A student walks around the frozen Swan Lake near the Chemistry Building. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122a048.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122a048-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The landscape was all a-glitter, illuminated by the sunlight. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"ice190122a048\" data-description=\"The landscape was all a-glitter, illuminated by the sunlight. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">The landscape was all a-glitter, illuminated by the sunlight. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">ice190122a048<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">The landscape was all a-glitter, illuminated by the sunlight. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122a027.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice190122a027-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The iconic Wilbur Cross Building in a frozen landscape. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"ice190122a027\" data-description=\"The iconic Wilbur Cross Building in a frozen landscape. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">The iconic Wilbur Cross Building in a frozen landscape. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">ice190122a027<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">The iconic Wilbur Cross Building in a frozen landscape. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice-crop190122b131.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ice-crop190122b131-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Trees and other landscaping elements glittered with a coating of ice. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)Nature took on new forms, encased in ice. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"ice-crop190122b131\" data-description=\"Nature took on new forms, encased in ice. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Trees and other landscaping elements glittered with a coating of ice. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)Nature took on new forms, encased in ice. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">ice-crop190122b131<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Nature took on new forms, encased in ice. 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