Record low temperatures have been recorded throughout the United States in the past weeks, affecting those experi­encing them.

Temperatures dropped to new record lows as students were home for the holidays. States particularly in the northeast saw single digits and negative tem­peratures much lower than in previous years.

The weather in New York City hit a record low on Jan. 7 at four degrees, when previously it had only been a low of seven degrees. Virginia was as low as negative five degrees on Jan. 7 in Blacksburg, and many other states experienced record-break­ing lows on this day.

Pace students experiencing this cold weather over the win­ter break expressed the affects of the weather on their lives.

“The cold weather has made me start my car fifteen to twenty minutes earlier prior to driving it, and I need my hat and gloves before I leave my house,” sopho­more nursing major Joey Samanich said. “I also can’t stand shov­eling snow.”

Some think the frigid cold that had most recently swept the United States is causing changes in mood for those experiencing.

“I personally enjoy the cold weather and anticipate the snow every year. I like to participate in the polar plunge when I can,” junior biology major Timothy Casella said. “Next Saturday I’ll be going to Long Beach Island, which will be my fifth plunge. On top of that snowboarding and sledding trips are always fun. The only bad part of the winter is the icy roads.”

The weather can make one feel more comfortable in a warm place.

“I would say that this weather makes me lazy and tired, but I do really like going ATV-ing in the snow,” sophomore communica­tions major Grace Telesco said.

Some see the positives and negative sides of the cold, how the good and the bad can be experienced together, and some experience some memorable stories due to the slipperiness of black ice and snow.

“I went to go see Joselyn and when we were going to catch a train it ended up coming early. We began to run so that we would not miss the train and I slipped on black ice and fell flat on my back,” junior crimi­nal justice major Tameka Bazile said. “If it weren’t for her telling me to get up before I missed the train I would’ve continued to lay there.”

The weather is something that affects everyone some in a posi­tive light and some in a negative light. Pace students expressed the ups and downs that they as­sociate with the cold and the ex­periences that they had over the winter break.