The University scheduled its fall break for Oct. 29-31, which happens to fall on Halloween weekend. Students will also receive a day off on Nov. 18 for the Alabama v. Georgia State football game.

In years past, students have been allocated a Thursday and Friday off to have a four-day-long break. This year’s schedule gives students a Friday in October and then a Thursday in November. One has to wonder if fall break this year is a trick or a treat.

Fall break normally falls after midterms, which comes as a welcomed treat for students. Spending four days at home, going to the beach and even taking trips to places such as Las Vegas allow students to get away for a few days. But with the break split into two different times, planning trips becomes a bit more difficult. A whole day of traveling or relaxation is lost.

This year, the University scheduled a football game at home on Nov. 18. It also scheduled for that Thursday to be the second day of “fall break.” But it seems that no one took into account that students would have school the next day. Why would the University schedule a day off in the middle of the week? The game will most likely be at night, so what students are going to want to go to class after a football game the night before? The University should have given students Friday off instead of Thursday.

Students will undoubtedly be grateful for the break from classes, but they will not have the proper break students have had in the past. The new schedule limits what students can do during their time off.  Although any day classes are cancelled is a good day for college students, giving them a day off in the middle of the week seems ridiculous and inconvenient.

The real trick will be on the University when the majority of students skip class on Friday, Nov. 19.

Paige Ryan is a senior majoring in journalism.