By Kristina Whitley
Friday classes will be held today, Nov. 20, in place of the regularly scheduled Tuesday classes.
Adam Pomeroy, 18, a sophomore in zoology from Placentia, Calif. said when he first heard of the schedule change, he thought it was 'kind of weird.'
For students confused by this seeming alteration of time, Ron Bybee, of academic scheduling offers an explanation.
To remain an accredited academic institution, BYU is required to have 70 teaching days a semester, 14 classes for each day of the week.
'When the days get out of sync, we try to make up for that,' Bybee said.
In 1998, the administration decided to give students Wednesday, as well as Thursday and Friday off school for Thanksgiving. The decision was made in hopes that students would drive home during the day, instead of all night.
Lance Lundin, 18, a freshman in zoology from Lake Havasu, Ariz., said he was glad the administration decided to switch around the schedule to give students Wednesday off school.
'It''s good because we have more time to drive home safely,' he said. 'Besides, if they had class Wednesday, we wouldn''t come anyway.'