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January 04, 2018
Rainbow-colored sun dogs flank the sun behind the campanile

Photo by Christopher Gannon.

Sun dogs flanked the silhouetted campanile Wednesday morning. Sun dogs, caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere, show as bright, usually rainbow-colored spots on either side of the sun and at the same height above the horizon. Central campus was cold and quiet, awaiting the arrival of 'spring' semester Monday.