A blizzard doesn't stop the pursuit of academic excellence at Columbia University.

CNN reporter Jason Carroll got a firsthand taste of the snowstorm he was covering in New York City at Columbia University. During a live shot on Anderson Cooper's 360 program, Biff, Muffy and all the other Ivy Leaguers decided to hurl snowballs at him, while an unimpressed Copper looked on.

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