The Facts:
Students have the next nine days off for spring break.
Our Opinion:
Students should take the break as an opportunity to relax in the face of upcoming exams and relish the chance to read a good book or take a break from school work.
It’s that time of year again. The beautiful nine days a year when co-eds can return to their youth and slap on some baby oil, peruse the package store for a trashy bottle of spirits and completely ignore the idea of impending exams.
Yes, it’s one of the most wonderful times of the year; rarely can students take for granted the realities of classes, reading assignments and other University obligations.
Students who are donating their time to Alternative Spring Breaks or other service projects should certainly be commended for their generosity. But spring break is one of the only extended opportunities students have during either semester to de-stress.
Students shouldn’t hesitate to seize the opportunities the week affords and truly take a step back from the school environment.
During the course of the past year, students have had to deal with the Talley Student Center fee, the General Assembly’s mandated $200 tuition increase, Board of Governors’ insurance program and now, perhaps, the cessation of the University’s 90-year-old student newspaper.
The campus community is starring several serious — and potentially expensive — issues in the face and could use some brevity.
Therefore, students shouldn’t fear relaxing or sitting down to read a book completely unrelated to any of their classes. That’s what spring break should be all about.
Nonetheless, students must not be careless and make destructive decisions. Drinking in excess, making bad choices regarding sex or participating in illegal activities are never ethical and spring break doesn’t constitute a reason to throw morality to the wind.
If you wouldn’t do it during any other week, you probably shouldn’t be doing it during spring break. It’s an excuse to have fun and relax, but shouldn’t be a cover for inappropriate behavior.
Whether or not students are leaving the Raleigh area, they should try to have fun, but still remember that actions have consequences. Spring break is a time to cut loose, but should not develop into an anything-goes experience.
Exams are right around the corner and final-project deadlines are closing quickly. But students will only be able to attempt the work if they are rested and have a clear mindset.