Is a recent drop in temperature making USC students fair-weather fans?

As temperatures begin to drop in Southern California, USC students are looking forward to some sweater-weather on campus.

Angelenos have experienced some highs in the mid-to-upper 80s over the past two weeks, but temperatures have dropped in the past three days with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. With only one day in the next two weeks predicted to reach a high in the 80s, it seems like the last of the warmer temperatures have nearly passed.

In the middle of this fall transition, students shared some of their thoughts.

Ben Yu, a junior majoring in business administration, felt that the colder weather reminded him of home.

“Personally I really enjoy it because I’m from Minnesota, so I’m pretty used to colder weather. So I like it getting chillier,” said Yu. “But one small thing is just being able to open my windows without my room getting super hot and letting the natural cool air come in. That’s super enjoyable as well.”

For most students, with colder temperatures comes the possibility of wearing warmer clothes.

Julian Guerrero, a 21-year-old studying philosophy, said: “It’s the best. There’s so little opportunity to wear things as a man and then you get stamped. So layering is the only way to express yourself.”

For other students, colder temperatures mean being able to get outside more.

“I’ll probably do bonfires by the beach with my friends. I also like to ski, so cool weather means more snow in Tahoe,” said Francesca Restrepo, a 19-year-old business major.

“I will definitely go for a hike. I had been waiting for the weather to be a bit colder – I feel this is the perfect time,” said 23-year-old artificial intelligence major Vidin Savas.

For Cameron Power, a finance major, the colder weather is a stark contrast to the weather back home: “I’m from Arizona, so this weather is amazing. I’m really enjoying it, being able to wear pants and jackets and stuff. Back in Arizona I don’t get to wear that until the beginning of December so being able to do it in October is perfect.”

It may be getting colder as Thanksgiving nears but for Saira Binepal, a biopharmaceutical major, the holidays bring warmth: “I kind of see the correlation to like the concept of being warm and like being surrounded by love and family, especially this time of year with like Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner.”