Feb 20, 2015 02:56 PM EST By Russell Westerholm, UniversityHerald Reporter

Snow days are not typically associated with institutions of higher education, except in circumstances currently ongoing in the Northeast U.S.

According to USA Today College, commuter students in Boston, Mass. have been hit the hardest. The constant snowing has made roads and sidewalks a mess, while public transit has also had to shut down more than once.

Bruce Boring, a Suffolk University who commutes to school, said his 45-minute commute more than doubled recently. The school has also had to cancel classes several times and schedule full days of class on scheduled vacation days.

"One of the recurring issues that has been as of late has been delays of the [T]," he told USA Today. "All of the major bus lines were backed up, there was traffic down the main street that goes from Roslindale to the Forest Hills station. When I finally got to the station, I had to wait half an hour to catch a train."

While the Northeastern U.S. is getting dumped on with at least three major snow storms this winter, Boston's struggle with the white stuff has been historic. Mashable published a list of nine snow-related record the city has set so far this winter.

The Boston Globe published a graphic comparing the total snowfall compared to Boston's professional sports figures. As of Feb. 10, the snowfall far surpassed the height of Dustin Pedroia, the Red Sox' five-foot-eight second baseman. With another snowstorm coming this weekend, the total snowfall could surpass Celtics' seven-foot center Kelly Olynyk.

Around the same time, Boston University announced its Charles River Campus schools would be open on two future Saturdays (Feb. 28 and March 21) for potential make up dates.

Some schools' professors are even getting creative to hold classes as scheduled.

"One of my classes held a sort of Skype session where we all could video chat," Mal Meyer, a senior at Emerson University, told USA Today. "We met on the same day and at the same time that we were supposed to have class."

See Now: Covert Team Inside Newsweek Revealed as Key Players in False Human Trafficking Lawsuit