“I always feel cold, no matter what I wear,” is a statement about Rexburg that Heather Serrapo, a sophomore from Hesperia, Calif., firmly believes.
A lot of students attending BYU-Idaho, like Serrapo, admit they just aren’t used to it. “It never gets so cold back home.” Serrapo said.
You see the trends every fall when it begins to get chilly; people start to bundle up when the temperature starts dropping, even slightly.
“You just need to dress like its warm, even when the temperature starts to get a little chilly, that way you will get used to the cold better,” said Whitney Sauer, a sophomore from Leona Valley, Calif. Sauer admits she doesn’t even follow her own advice.
For some, it doesn’t matter what advice you follow, the cold will eventually get you, even if you are from somewhere much farther north.
Jennifer Lee, a sophomore from Calgary, Alberta, recalls being cold often while walking around campus. “Sometimes I just think — man, I could sure use a tuque right now!” Lee said.
Sauer has also found herself in the same situation. “I was on a date, walking to the cheap theater. Cold was shooting through my body, my appendages were numb. The movie wasn’t worth it at that point.”
This doesn’t deter students from attending BYU-I though. “I come here for the good environment and my friends,” Sauer said.
“I still enjoy being here, even though I have to dress warm all the time,” Serrapo said, despite not staying for winter semester while she is off track.
There is another group of students on this issue though; those that actually enjoy the cold. “I like the cold, I have my window open right now!” said Jilliann Hedrick, a sophomore from Stockton, Calif.
And even though Marlese Hawkes, a freshman from Sugar City, Idaho, said she doesn’t like the cold, she changes her mind if there is snow.
“I love the snow when it’s cold. I love to go snowmobiling and all the other things you can do in the snow.”
So while these students from different places take away different opinions about the Rexburg winter, at the end of the day, they still have BYU-I in common and they still have fun.
“It [BYU-I] keeps us coming,” Sauer said. But she still thinks it’s “really cold!”
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