A short and sweet article, for those who are enjoying this warm — but sometimes stormy — April weather. The top five best things about Spring at Truman are...

1. Shorts!

...and T-shirts, tank tops, along with all your other warm-weather attire. For once you can step outside with no fears of frigid northerly winds, sub-zero temperatures, or snow, you feel so much less encumbered and freer. The only real worry is the occasional thundershower.

2. Thunderstorms.

I am a big fan of extreme weather and nothing is more impressive than sitting in your living room, watching the rain cascade down the windows, and seeing veins of lightening stretch out across the sky. Also, the thunder — gotta love it.

3. More daylight to enjoy reading a good book (or doing anything) outside.

I love the sun still shining after dinner; it makes a great excuse for a walk to the quad.

4. Nature is coming alive.

And this time, it isn't a cruel fakeout from the flowers and trees. Spring isn't just the good weather, it's the fresh smell, singing birds and mischievous bunnies that hop around campus with the squirrels. Walks to class are so much more enjoyable with some extra wildlife scuttling around and the petals of blooming trees falling through the air. Nothing quite captures the newness of the warm seasons like it.

5. An omen that classes will soon be done.

The warmth teases us with the full-blown freedom that comes with the summer months, but the memories of the frigid winter as well as the reminders of mounting class projects, assignments and finals still loom in our consciousnesses.

Hope your spring is going well, hope you all had a great weekend, everyone!