Jones said the staff has gone for several days straight, working 18 hours at a time depending upon the severity of a storm. If there's a major storm, like the blizzard we had, we house them in the area. If they go home, there's no guarantee that they'll be able to get back. We've used empty rooms in the Towers, space in Laurel Hall, off-campus motels. We've slept on the wrestling mats in the Field House and in the seats of vehicles.
Equipment ranges from shovels and snow blowers to large front-end loaders.
In the summer it cuts grass, and in the winter it moves snow. It's not like shoveling the sidewalk and driveway at your house. But, it is nice when we receive compliments from people who say we did a nice job. And some take the time to do that. Working in sub-freezing temperatures for extended periods of time can be difficult and hazardous, Jones said.