<p>Just a comment on cold.</p>
<p>For reference, as an adult, I’ve lived in places as varied as Santa Barbara, Boston, Minneapolis, Chicago and Dallas, TX.</p>
<p>Once the temperature drops below freezing, heck, below 40 or so, you need to bundle up. A sweater won’t do it. Most people don’t spend much time outside when it gets cold, whether its +40 or -40. And if you want to, or need to, the right clothing is not hard to come by. Gloves, hat and scarf take most of the pain away from even very cold windy weather. Trust me. I’ve seen VERY cold in Minn. </p>
<p>Besides, with a compact campus like Chicago, the only time you’ll be out in the cold very long is if you decide to head downtown on the train or bus, and that’s your choice, and since you’d be a Chicago student, you’d be smart enough to bundle up appropriately, right?</p>