Winter recess is over. It's back to books and backpacks for the Lasell students who gingerly walk to and from class.
The mild January makes the walk tolerable, past the cafeteria and the gym, down the short set of stairs and through the smudged glass doors of academia.
It's a long stretch to spring break, a period of study, contemplation and assessment.
On this tiny Newton campus, a new world awaits beyond the winter silence.