When campus officials changed policy, stating that no one could hold any events during finals week, they had good intentions, hoping that by establishing this rule students, would take the opportunity to put in some extra study time for exams. This is a charming thought, but very naïve of the school.

Organizations such as the Shaun Cassidy Fan Club hold senior send-off events that week. The events these organizations hold offer a much needed oasis for students. It offers students a safe and healthy break from the stress and studying that comes along with finals week. By attempting to change policy to ban any events from taking place finals week, administrators are taking away this oasis. The administration can think this is in the best interest of the students, but just because they do not allow these events to take place, they cannot control what students do with that time.

Whether students turn to drinking or binging Netflix, it is highly unlikely that students will use the time to study. Cramming is largely ineffective. If students had not already prepared for their exams, the extra week is not going to be an adequate time for them to prepare.

By not allowing organizations to hold events during finals week, events that have occurred at the same time semester after semester, the administration is not helping the students, but hurting and angering them.

The Shaun Cassidy Fan Club recently petitioned to continue their senior send-off event during finals week. After petitioning to have their show, and getting over 200 signatures their event was thankfully approved.

Students should be allowed to hold their events. The organization events are optional and students who feel they need the extra time to study are not forced to go.

But when the administration tries to take this right away all together not only do students lose a way to hang out with friends and de-stress, ut also the students who were not going to take the time to study anyway are not going to be inclined to do so because an event was cancelled.

If students are going to study, they will. But students also need to hang out with friends, especially those who may be graduating that they may not see much, if at all, after the final club event. Organization events also provide alternative stress relievers for students from just going out to binge drink or sitting in their room at 1 a.m. watching their second season of a show for the night.

The administration should trust that students are old enough to budget their own time. When the administration attempts to force students to study by cancelling events, they are showing their lack of faith in students. This also shows how naïve they are to believe that by simply not allowing organizations to hold events finals week that students will automatically choose that time to then study.

This policy change is ridiculous and ineffective in nature. Organizations should exercise their rights and follow the lead of Shaun Cassidy Fan Club in protesting this policy change.