School’s back up and running and you’re off to the races. Once you get all your syllabuses and the tens of thousands of essay pages you’ll have to end up writing, you start thinking to yourself, ‘What did I get myself into? Better start planning those Saturday night study sessions…’

 

But wait! What’s that? Is it a cancelled class? A measly three-day weekend? A bird? A plane? No, even better, a three-day week! That’s right, Syracuse University. In only the second week of classes, we have been honored with only three days of classes. Here’s to a multitude of extended weekends and parties going into the wee hours of the morning. Um, of course we mean study parties…

 

You didn’t finish that essay for your 8 a.m. Tuesday class? Forget about it, your entire Monday is free to crack the books. Have an assignment to send to your professor Friday night? Shake off that thirsty Thursday hangover and do it in the morning. You don’t have to run to any of your classes today.

 

And of course there’s the sleep. We know you might hate the fact that MySlice gave you 8:30 a.m. classes every day, but never fear. This three-day school week has got your back. Unplug your alarm clock and get that sleep you deserve. You’ve survived a whole week of classes; you need your rest.

 

We were blessed with these days off because of two holidays: Labor Day and Eid ul-Fitr. The former holiday shows the respect for those who died during the infamous Pullman Strike, while the latter celebrates the end of the Muslim holiday, Ramadan. What better way to end a month-long fast than with a three-day weekend to soak in all the Insomnia Cookies your stomach can muster?

 

Of course, this week will go by quicker than you can blink, so try and get in as much of whatever you want as you can, be it sleep or another theme party. Fit in that last bit of sunbathing and college football games. It won’t be long until the rest of the school year knocks you on your ass, final exams in hand.

 

-Compiled by Sara Tracey, asst. copy editor, smtracey@syr.edu

Published on September 6, 2010 at 12:00 pm