Originally Posted by Scheherezade

Is there no covered storage anywhere? At UMN, many of the bike racks are uncovered. But, there are a few here and there that are positioned underneath overhangs of buildings. If you have any doubt, look where the rain line is on the cement when it rains. You probably won't need your bike just to get back and forth to class, so you could leave it underneath an enclosure unless you needed to ride across town or something.