Weather Changes Things

Big winter storm number four is bearing down on a beleaguered Boston. The University has announced that both the Charles River Campus and the Medical Campus will be closed Sunday. Photo by Mark Zastrow

As yet another winter storm approaches and the MBTA has announced a shutdown of all service on Sunday, February 15, both the Charles River Campus and the Medical Campus are closed on Sunday. The storm is expected to drop another 10 to 14 inches Saturday evening through Sunday with up to 20 inches in spots. Blizzard conditions with zero visibility are expected on Sunday, with windchills as low as 25 degrees below zero. A citywide parking ban is in effect from 10 p.m. Saturday and will remain in effect through Sunday.

Marsh Chapel: The Interdenominational Protestant University service at 11 a.m. Sunday will be held as scheduled. February 15 is Transfiguration Sunday, and the sermon is High Peaks: Sources of Religious Insight. The Marsh Chapel Choir, with Scott Jarrett conducting, will sing two anthems. Only those who can easily and safely get here should try to come, and others are encouraged to listen on WBUR or the WBUR podcast. The regularly scheduled 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Catholic masses at Marsh Chapel will take place; the 10 p.m. mass has been canceled.

MBTA: The MBTA has announced that all late-night T service (1 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.) will be suspended on Saturday. All MBTA service, including subway, trolley, commuter rail, bus, and ferry, has been suspended for Sunday, February 15. The MBTA will make an announcement on Sunday regarding Monday service.

Charles River Campus: Closed.

Medical Campus: Closed Sunday. The medical library will be closed. Dental clinics are on their regular emergency after-hours care. All Medical, Physician Assistant, and Graduate Medical Sciences students who are assigned to inpatient services or clinics are expected to be present if possible. Students assigned to outpatient services, including Goldman School of Dental Medicine students on externship, should check with their course directors or the clinical site. Find detailed Medical Campus information here.

Dining Services and City Convenience Stores: All residence dining facilities will be open on Saturday until 8 p.m., on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on Monday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Warren Towers Late Nite Café will close at 11 p.m. on Saturday. The GSU Union Court will be closed on Sunday and open on Monday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Throughout the holiday weekend, the following eateries will be closed: the School of Management’s Breadwinners and Starbucks, Rize Café at 100 Bay State Road, the College of Arts & Sciences Einstein’s Bros. Bagels, the Law Café, the BU Pub, and Healthy Blends at FitRec. All other City Convenience stores will operate on a normal schedule throughout the weekend.

Mugar Memorial Library: The library will close at 4 p.m. on Saturday and will be closed all day Sunday, February 15. Mugar will be open Monday pending storm and transportation developments. Check back here for any changes.

FitRec: FitRec is open Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. It will be closed on Sunday, and open on Monday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

George Sherman Union and Sargent Activities Center (SAC) Gym: Both buildings will close at 10 p.m. on Saturday and will remain closed on Sunday.

Bookstore: Barnes & Noble at BU is closed Sunday. Updates will be on the store’s Facebook page.

BU Shuttle (the BUS): Saturday daytime BUS service will operate on a normal schedule. The Saturday late-night service will run until 9 p.m. and is likely to be canceled on Sunday because of poor visibility and road conditions. Monday late-night service is expected to begin as scheduled at 10:05 pm. When the roads are covered with snow, there will be no large articulated buses running. They may be replaced with nonwrapped coach-style buses. When this occurs, GPS tracking will not be available. Any delays in service or service cancellations will be posted on the BUS website and tweeted from @BUshuttle. Please dress appropriately.

Parking: Students, faculty, and staff on the Charles River Campus are urged to refrain from parking in any of the University’s outside lots or alley spaces so that these locations can be properly cleared and maintained. All University parking permit holders who are not parked within a covered/garaged facility should park in one of the following facilities (this includes departmental vehicles): 808 Commonwealth Avenue garage; 575 Commonwealth Avenue garage; and 730 Commonwealth Avenue garage. These covered parking facilities will remain open throughout the storm. Once the outside lots and alley parking spaces are cleared, all vehicles should be returned to normal parking areas as soon as possible, but no later than 7 a.m. on Tuesday.

Athletic Events: Sunday: swimming and diving at Brown canceled; women’s ice hockey vs. Providence postponed to Monday, February 16, 7 p.m., at home, Walter Brown Arena; men’s tennis vs. Bryant postponed, at home.

The Asian New Year Celebration that was scheduled for Sunday at 3:40 p.m. has been rescheduled to Thursday, February 26, at 6 p.m. in the George Sherman Union Metcalf Hall. For more information, visit ASIABU’s Facebook page.

University employees in essential services must report as scheduled. Essential services include, but are not limited to, Boston University Police, Facilities Management & Planning, Dining Services, Mail Services, Student Health Services, Environmental Health & Safety, and Network Services.

More schedule changes will be posted as they are announced.

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