Turkey day is Thursday, Nov. 22, yet most students will not begin their travels home until Wednesday this year, Nov. 21.

Thanksgiving break at Oswego State runs from Nov. 21, where students must leave campus by noon unless they have made special accommodations, until Nov. 25, the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Quite frankly, this is not enough time. There is no reason why students should have to attend classes the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving. For many students traveling, home is a day away. If students cannot leave until Wednesday due to classes, this could put them arriving home late Wednesday, depending on how long it takes them to get home. Yes, they get home before Thanksgiving, but this does not take into account that their family may be traveling somewhere else for their Thanksgiving meal. This puts a lot of traveling and stress on the student in a short amount of time, which can be exhausting and affect how awake they are and their overall enjoyment of the holiday that is supposed to be a relaxing time with family and friends.

Another issue is that travel tickets for transportation, such as flights, trains and buses, can be very difficult to get so close to the holiday, as many people are traveling to be close with their loved ones. To give students such a small window of time to try to find an available ticket is unfair. Often, students are forced to choose between skipping classes Monday or Tuesday in order to get home or be forced to move out of their room. By not requiring students to go to classes Monday or Tuesday, this would allow a plethora of other options for transportation home.

Often professors will end up cancelling their classes Tuesday, especially night courses. However, this is unfair for the students who still need to go to class. Some students should not be excused to go home early. Instead, the administration should realize those two extra days are not really integral to the course work and, being so close to break, are not generally efficient days anyway.

It would be more logical for students as well as faculty to extend Thanksgiving break to a full week. Give students those two extra days, and it will be one more thing everyone involved can be thankful for.