A student tweets her response to the spring holiday. The spring holiday will take place on the third friday in March of 2017. (Twitter/@abbybranham)
Students took to Twitter to celebrate the addition of a March holiday to the BYU academic calendar beginning in 2017. It’s no extended spring break, but students will take it.
“It’s pretty awesome,' Justin Schwendiman, a mechanical engineering major, said. 'I like the idea of a little break, because it’s a good breath of fresh air, without losing too much focus or momentum with school.'
Graduating students lamented that they won't benefit from the calendar change — administrators say the current academic calendar couldn't be adjusted to fit in the holiday this year — but continuing students are grateful for the short break.
(Theresa Davis)