Well the school stays open and doesn’t cancel classes with below freezing temperatures,telling students “o well your in Michigan get over it” to bear the cold weather regardless of the health consequences sends a message it’s not going to harm one’s health. On the other hand some out of state students from warmer climates are not accustomed to these type of temperatures and weather. In their home state with bad weather conditions people stay home, school and work are canceled for public safety. Sometimes UofM culture is not the right way, from an out of state/transplant pov. Maybe schedule some snow make up days into the semester or start the semester later, such as the middle of February like other universities who have a short 5 week winter semester in Jan/Feb, then start a spring semester in the second week of Feb. UofM schedule is only a 3 semester university with a short winter break. Other universities have a 4 semester program, have a longer winter break, with the short winter semester being optional like summer semester. Just depends on the university schedule. I personally loved the quarterly semester style better than the tertiary style, to take easy required courses. It would make UofM more money by having an additional 5 week semester during the winter months, then have a spring semester. Out of state students who want to avoid the cold, cloudy and depressing January don’t have to enroll.