This fall, the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) has implemented a drastic change to their semester schedule. In years past, UIS would give students a whole week off for Thanksgiving Break and then the students would come back for a few more weeks until the 2nd full week of December when they would have finals. Instead, this year, UIS has only given students Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday off. This has proved difficult for students as some had to miss Thanksgiving for class on Wednesday and the ones who were able to leave had to pay for more expensive transportation as a result.
Andrew Schwiebert, student at UIS, shared his thoughts on the break, "So it really didn't help me, uh, stay with my family longer, more or less. And it didn't actually help me enjoy a break."
As this is the first year that UIS has implemented this change, it is unclear what will happen in the future. One thing that is sure is that many students are upset with this change and voicing their opinions, as no one wants to get their Thanksgiving dinner from a vending machine.
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