Particularly in early January, when the winter quarter has just begun and students are back from spending a warm and cozy Christmas at home to face classes, blizzards, crime and financial worries, many of them have a hard time coping psychologically, and stories of students skipping class, seeing psychiatrists or attempting suicides are often heard of.
特別是在一月初、冬季季期剛開始時，許多學生剛從家裡度過一個溫馨的聖誕假期回到學校，馬上面對著功課、暴風雪、治安、以及經濟壓力，心理上無法調適，休學、自殺、接受心理治療… … 也就偶有所聞了。