It’s cold at Northeastern. And it’s not just outside.

Inhabitants of NU’s residence halls logged many complaints this past week ranging from drafty windows to no heat at all.

Come on now, NU. Need we remind you of the nauseating amount of money students spend to be housed here? The students don’t need to be reminded, that’s for sure.

The fact of the matter is, the level of heating/cooling at Northeastern has nothing to do with the students. Despite the fact that many dorm rooms tout “climate control,” more often than not, a room-to-room tour would bring you to the Amazon through the Antarctic, and that’s after the “filters” have been cleaned.

See, dorm room heating provides similar technology options to that of the kitchen sink. That’s right, either hot or cold. Really, that’s all the residence hall pipes can compute. So the powers that be at some point in the fall months decide what your body temperature should be. Most of the time, it’s the wrong choice.

As for the heat not even being on in some students’ rooms, well that’s just plain absurd. Some students told The News that, “the weather outside was warmer” than their dorm rooms. How Northeastern managed to get students’ dorm rooms colder than freezing is really an accomplishment (hopefully) not to be matched.

Sometimes students are not even afforded the simple pleasure of a window. Any person who has traveled to Hurtig in the summer months would more likely make the journey to the Suffolk County Jail. A lot of the other administrative buildings provide similar comforts.

The bottom line is, these deficiencies should cause action, but it should have been dealt with before. With frigid weather dropping temperatures so low that human health is at risk, the university should have taken extra precautions to make sure that every students’ room was adequately heated. It’s common sense, but more than that, it’s common courtesy for a room with a price tag of $800 a month.

It’s time for Northeastern students to enjoy the finer things in life: the ability to control their body temperature.

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