Rochelle Harris has had enough.
She senses the cold weather that is about to roll into mid-Michigan, and she’s not happy.
“I hate Michigan and I am moving as soon as I can,” the advertising and French junior said.
As Harris made her way to class Thursday afternoon - all bundled up carrying her black oversized umbrella - she was frustrated.
“I can’t handle this,” she said, as chilly rain steadily came down. “I am not going to class (Friday) if it is still raining. Forget about it.”
Harris was one of many students who had to make their way to class during showers that hit campus. The ever-changing Michigan weather - viewed by many as typical for the area - once again is aggravating MSU students.
“This is terrible,” Justin Zambo said. “If it is going to be this cold, it might as well snow.”
And the interdisciplinary studies in social sciences junior could get his wish.
While meteorologist Tom Hultquist says the rain won’t amount to much, snow could be on its way.
“There is a definite chance of scattered rain and snow showers on Saturday and then again into Sunday,” said Hultquist, who works for the National Weather Service’s Grand Rapids office.
It would be the first snow of the season.
But the snow shouldn’t wreak havoc on campus-strollers or those driving home this weekend.
“The snow will just be flurries,” Hultquist said. “It will not be too much of a concern at all.”
Try telling that to Lindsey Gross.
The no-preference freshman says she’s not ready to don her winter jacket and gloves.
“I’m not ready for it,” she said. “It makes it so much harder to get up and go to class.”
She rides her bike to class every day and inclement weather makes the task more difficult.
“I hate getting wet on the way and walking in soaking at class,” Gross said.
Still, others might be waiting in anticipation for the snow.
Hospitality business freshman Christine Polk, who hails from southern California, has never seen snow that wasn’t on a television screen.
“I’m nervous and excited,” she said. “I have talked to some of my friends from home and they are all talking about how they are still wearing shorts to class.”
The chilly temperatures might not last long though.
“By Tuesday the temperatures should be back into the 60s,” Hultquist said. “That is right around where it should be for this time of year. Everyone should be a little happier with the weather after the weekend.”
