Winter wonders of Davis

Students discuss favorite aspect of winter in Davis.

What is your favorite thing about winter in Davis?

Claudia Dastmalchi, fourth-year biotechnology major

“I like the […] cozy nature you have indoors, and everyone’s got […] their pumpkin spice lattes. Everyone’s […] more gathered around each other.”

Jacob Hurst, third-year anthropology major

“I really like how pretty the nature is. I really like the […] Arboretum. That was the first thing I saw when I came here and it made me want to come to this school; I loved it.”

Sharika Saraf, second-year physics major

“Not the cold weather! I really like the fall colors around here.”

“It rains a bit more, that’s nice. Good change of weather.”

Michael Le, material science and engineering graduate student

“It’s a long fall.”

Maxwell Marple, material science and engineering graduate student

“You can layer up. That’s where it’s at, it’s about the layering.”

Clara Malloy, second-year linguistics major

“I like how I’m not sweating all the time. I can drink hot drinks, and I’m not overheated.”

Erica Floyd, third-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior major

“I really like all of the people dressed in their warm clothes walking around. And people have a lot of different senses of fashion: some people choose to be more comfortable, versus others who care a lot about matching and style trends. But most of all, I just like the trees.”

Jack Daum, fifth-year environmental science and management major

“I’m from Southern California [and] we don’t get a fall. I really like going to areas of campus where the wind isn’t really prevalent, or people don’t walk through and you can see […] hallways of just golden leaves.”

 
Written by: ALLYSON TSUJI – features@theaggie.org

Photos by: ANH-TRAM BUI / AGGIE