As far as I've seen, there's a related phenomenon of apartments that are so poorly insulated that turning on the AC is virtually a futile endeavor. So far this year, both winter and summer have occurred effectively within my room, and I would actually be much cooler were I in Miami, where we're generally prepared for this thing called climate. It's actually warmer in here, all day, than it is outside.

Hopefully this is just a side-effect of my housing situation and not a widespread issue -- people keep telling me I need to move to a better location, but easier said than done, of course.