Due to the threat of winter weather conditions, all Monday night classes were cancelled.

Around 5 p.m., Keith Lamb, vice president of students affairs and enrollment management, said he recommended the cancellation to President Jesse Rogers.

“In the event of yesterday, all indications were that we would have snow around 6 p.m.,” Lamb said. “While we did not expect the snow to cause icy road conditions, there was concern of the high winds we experienced, coupled with snow, creating low visibility.”

Lamb said this would have created poor driving conditions and potentially compromised students, faculty and staff safety.

“The safety of students, faculty and staff is what is most important to me when formulating a recommendation,” Lamb said. “Given the forecast, the radar at the time I made the recommendation and personal conversation with a meteorologist.”

Chief meteorologist Ken Johnson from Channel 6 was contacted by Lamb to consult possible weather conditions.

“I have known Ken for a number of years and I am generally in tact with him during weather situations such as this,” Lamb said. “Ken’s forecast was more or less on the mark. He did not think road conditions would get bad and he was correct.”

Lamb said he was not comfortable putting people in a potentially unsafe situation.

The theater department was instructed by officials in the Provost’s office to cancel dress rehearsal for the production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Morgan Burkey, junior in theater, said the cancellation was nerve-racking.

“At least we have another week to get everything together and to get our heads in gear,” Burkey said. “On Sunday, everything worked perfectly fine, but the night before last we had some more problems, but I am excited and nervous for the performance.”

The softball doubleheader with Central Oklahoma was also postponed due to inclement weather conditions.

Even though Lamb didn’t know how much the cancellation would cost Midwestern cost, he said this would have no bearing on his decision when considering the safety of students, faculty and staff.