Captured: Snow sculptures melt hearts across campus

January 31, 2023

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In the wake of Winter Quarter’s first major snowfall, students built snow sculptures around Northwestern, using walnut eyes, stick noses, dried flowers and more as decorations. These cool creations feature a wide variety of sizes, shapes and expressions. 

A group of snowmen.
A snowman with leaves on its head in a snowy field.A snowman with sticks for arms and leaves for eyes.A smiling snowman with leaves on its head in a snowy field.A snowman with green apples for eyes.Three small snowmen on a bench.A short, cone-shaped snowman.A small snowman with walnuts for eyes.A huge snowman with stick arms outstretched.Three tiny snowmen on top of a sign that reads “Northwestern Technological Institute.”

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