“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” -Anne Bradstreet

Happy daylight saving time, Dukes! ‘Tis the holiday that reminds us that winter is near. The season brings long nights and cold days. Seasonal affective disorder is very real — if you feel like the lack of sunlight is putting a damper on your holiday cheer you are not alone.

Rest, eat well, take vitamin D supplements, soak up what little sun there is, and find people that you can fall back on when the going gets tough. The cold will pass and it won’t be winter forever.

-Charlotte Shields-Rossi