It is time to tell Al Gore '69 that there is nothing inconvenient about this weather.

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As the temperatures took a frightening plunge this week, many an impromptu performance of the holiday classic "Baby, It’s Cold Outside" have been seen across campus.

Although you may have been hoping to see your first snow this year (let's face it, the light flurries around Halloween don't count), it's almost the end of the semester and Harvard has not yet transformed into a magical winter wonderland.

Despite an unexpected October snowstorm blanketing Cambridge in a wet layer of snow, Harvard students sloshed through soggy streets to celebrate Halloween—if in somewhat dampened tones—in a variety of ways, from Fright Fest in Annenberg Hall to the annual Heaven and Hell party in Currier House.

While many around campus have been enjoying the recent rise in temperature, some of the effects of the warm weather have not been quite as positive. In addition to enormous puddles of melted snow, there is now another hazard to consider on your way to class: falling ice.

Displaced studiers rejoice! After closing for repairs early in the semester due to frozen drains and a leaking ceiling, the Quincy House Qube is now back in business, according to an e-mail sent over the Quincy House list. A security guard confirmed today that, barring any more heavy snowfall, the beloved Qube will be operating at normal hours for the rest of the semester.

The phrase "get a room" took on a whole new meaning earlier this week.

Rather than taking the time to mourn the University’s reluctance to declare a snow day, James E. Hawrot '12 decided to take advantage of last week's massive snowfall and construct an igloo in front of Cabot House on the Quad lawn.