By Chris Brook

With canary-colored leaves littering the sidewalks and cooler temperatures sweeping across Boston, autumn has made its mark. For Northeastern students, this season means apple cider, scarves, pumpkin pies and a time to cave in to winter’s impending icy grip.

For sophomore psychology and American Sign Language major Rachel Lobel, it’s more or less the latter.

“Fall in New England is awesome, however it signals the upcoming wintry cold months and that is not awesome,” Lobel said.

Lobel said Seasonal Affective Disorder, clinically described as a form of depression, begins in the late fall months and fully descends in the dark, winter months. With the decrease of daylight hours and the plunging temperatures, Lobel said she can see why some students could be apprehensive about winter creeping around the bend.

Jessica Miller, a freshman biochemistry major, said she isn’t nervous about the season switch.

“Living in Florida all my life, I’ve never been able to see the seasons change,” Miller said. “Finally seeing these shades of red, yellow and orange decorate the city for the first time has been amazing.”

This fall and winter in Boston, however, promise to be anything but relaxing for Miller.

“I think it will be more of a shock to go outside this season than depressing,” Miller said.

Other students said they look forward to seasonal walks.

“It’s a great time to get outdoors and walk around Fenway and the [Boston] commons,” said Blake Wilson, a sophomore psychology major.

Tom Matthews, a sophomore engineering major, sits on both sides of the fence concerning fall and winter.

“While I love skiing and snow in general, it was great to go back home to upstate New York two weeks ago and see the leaves changing colors — it was a nice contrast to see the differences along the highway as I went from the city to a rural area,” Matthews said.

Matthews said he feels that the fall is surprisingly well-represented here in the middle of an urban setting with more buildings than trees.