Dead Day varies among Arkansas colleges
Christen Handley
Issue date: 12/8/08 Section: News
For students at the UA, Dead Day will be this Wednesday with finals beginning the following day. Dead Day is an event, or lack thereof, that offers students a final day of study time with no distractions so that they may be fully prepared for finals.
Other colleges in the state, such as Arkansas Tech University and University of Central Arkansas, participate in Dead Day, as well, although UCA typically refers to the day as "study day." Students at Hendrix College located in Conway are provided a "dead week" during which all classes except for Monday of next week will be canceled.
There is a fair share of campuses located in or around Arkansas that do not have a Dead Day, including John Brown University and UA-Fort Smith. Arkansas State University will not have a Dead Day for this fall "due to how certain dates fell," said Lynita Cooksey, associate vice chancellor of the Office of Academic Affairs and Research at ASU.
However, Dead Day will return to ASU students next semester, according to the the ASU student newspaper, The Herald.
Harding University in Searcy has a "dead week" during which classes are still in session, but all social club functions, sports games, and other activities are cancelled.
Professors might be disappointed to hear that several UA students are using Dead Day for a variety of purposes other than for what it is intended.
"I've actually booked a massage on dead day," said Seth Eli Barlow, a junior international relations major. "It's my day to de-stress."
Instead of a massage, Andrew Scogin, a freshman business major, said he is going to "take the entire 24 hours to catch up on the sleep I've been missing for the past five months."
Similarly, Danielle Frechette, a sophomore biological engineering major, said she plans to use Dead Day to "catch up on sleep and maybe get a little studying done."
Other colleges in the state, such as Arkansas Tech University and University of Central Arkansas, participate in Dead Day, as well, although UCA typically refers to the day as "study day." Students at Hendrix College located in Conway are provided a "dead week" during which all classes except for Monday of next week will be canceled.
There is a fair share of campuses located in or around Arkansas that do not have a Dead Day, including John Brown University and UA-Fort Smith. Arkansas State University will not have a Dead Day for this fall "due to how certain dates fell," said Lynita Cooksey, associate vice chancellor of the Office of Academic Affairs and Research at ASU.
However, Dead Day will return to ASU students next semester, according to the the ASU student newspaper, The Herald.
Harding University in Searcy has a "dead week" during which classes are still in session, but all social club functions, sports games, and other activities are cancelled.
Professors might be disappointed to hear that several UA students are using Dead Day for a variety of purposes other than for what it is intended.
"I've actually booked a massage on dead day," said Seth Eli Barlow, a junior international relations major. "It's my day to de-stress."
Instead of a massage, Andrew Scogin, a freshman business major, said he is going to "take the entire 24 hours to catch up on the sleep I've been missing for the past five months."
Similarly, Danielle Frechette, a sophomore biological engineering major, said she plans to use Dead Day to "catch up on sleep and maybe get a little studying done."
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