Lander University I love you but I think you are struggling a bit. This year we went back to school two weeks earlier than usual yet we won't go on our fall break until election day. Logically I understand, it is better to wait until election instead of giving us another day out of school to be behind on assignments. Mentally, however, I need a break!!!! I have no idea why these teachers have decided that all these things are due at once and as usual they tend to forget that their class is not the only class we have that requires extra/outside reading. We got back earlier and yet we have no extra time to achieve these projects or even reach these due dates.

I have reached that point in the semester where if I'm breathing I feel like I am wasting time that I could be using for finishing this never ending pile of school work. The shorter classroom hours only give us a smaller amount of time to cover all their material and to take their test. How is it that a change that seemed so small can induce so much stress?! I don't think I have missed the days of extra credit, germ-x and tissue more than I do right now. Actually I miss the days of when coloring inside the lines was counted as doing well and they gave you good job encouragement stickers or treated you like you just solved world hunger.

Can't we all just love each other and give A's for showing up?! Let's face it staff, you are ready for a break from us just as much as we are ready for this break from your assignments so lets call even and just go on a mini vacation. Heck I'll even settle for a stay-cation since we're all just broke college students!