Rutgers Students Respond To Changing Weather

Randy DeGregorio

Brian Jozwiak found himself walking to a Rutgers bus stop in the middle of a seventy-degree day wearing long pants and a heavy winter coat.

He notices everyone around him is in shorts and short sleeves as he starts to sweat and become overheated a bit.

Jozwiak never realized how much the weather can change in just a few hours.

“I woke up early today and it was close to freezing outside,” Jozwiak said. “I go to one class and when I get out, it feels like summer.”

During this time of year, Rutgers students can find themselves in dramatic and various weather changes in short periods of time, which has gotten mostly negative opinions.

Most students can be frustrated during this time because the weather is difficult to predict, making outfit choices an even bigger challenge.

Sophomore Kyle Trinidad claims to spend almost a half hour sometimes just on deciding what to wear and bring with him to class.

“I cannot decide what to wear anymore,” Trinidad said.

He said it is nearly impossible to be perfectly dressed, what one wears will make them too hot or too cold at at least one point throughout the day.

He also mentions that even sometimes, regardless of the outside weather, classroom temperatures can also be changing.

Senior Tiffany Longo believes that the classroom temperatures at Rutgers are worse than the outdoors during this time of year.

Since the weather is frequently changing, so are the classrooms which can make it even harder to decide what to wear.

“I could be walking into a sauna one day and a freezer the next” said Longo, “It can be very uncomfortable if you are not prepared”.

Longo even added that she sometimes brings three different sweatshirts and jackets to class to make sure she has the right fit for each temperature.

Sophomore Tommy Best said that the weather during this time can also make someone ill.

“When you keep switching from the cold to hot this often,” said Best, “it causes headaches and sometimes really bad allergies”.

Best added that last year he had to miss a full week of classes because he became so sick.