Students awoke Thursday to find the Washington University campus blanketed by snow from a storm that swept through the Midwest Wednesday night and into the following morning. But while hundreds of nearby schools and universities closed due to the snowfall estimated at just under eight inches, the University remained open.

The St. Louis County government said on Monday that a transit sales tax measure similar to Proposition M could appear on the county ballot this April, as a coalition of transit advocates ramps up its campaign efforts.

Chancellor Mark Wrighton and Student Union Senate each endorsed a general election ballot initiative earlier this week that would provide additional funding for St. Louis Metro.

Though the construction projects on campus remain apparent to Washington University’s students, the administration is saying that they will not affect today’s vice presidential debate in the Athletic Complex.

With the vice presidential debate set to consume campus on October 2, the Washington University Athletic Center will be closing on September 25 to set up for the debate. Normal hours will resume on Monday October 6, but the University has made alternative arrangements for students to exercise.