Students react to NKU replacing spring break

Earlier today, President Ashish Vaidya announced that the traditional week-long spring break will be replaced with a series of shorter University holidays that “should reduce the risks associated with traditional spring break travel.”

The additional holidays will now be Monday Feb. 15, Friday March 12 and Friday April 2.

Many students took to social media to express their frustrations with NKU’s decision

Nku: we’re canceling your week-long spring break, but here are 3 random days off of the semester

— Kate(lyn) (@thekatefulmer) September 29, 2020

NKU: screws over all May 2020 grads

NKU: YOU MUST pay us full tuition, parking passes, rec fees, and so much more!

NKU: cancels 2021 spring break

NKU: Hey December 2020 grads! We are now inviting May 2020 grads to YOUR commencement so THEY can feel special ?

— peyton anderson (@peyanders) September 29, 2020

If there’s anything you should’ve learned from NKU cancelling spring break it’s to WEAR A MASK AND QUIT PARTYING EVERY FREAKING WEEKEND

— Emma Webster (@EmmaWebster013) September 29, 2020

Thanks NKU for not giving us a spring break next semester. So happy my professors can now torture me the full semester with no relief ?

— Tay (@heyitstay19) September 29, 2020

someone pls explain to me how 3 days off are meant to equate to the 9 we get normally for spring break??????

— orla?? (@orlawhatsgood) September 29, 2020

so excited to have never gone on a spring break trip in all four years of college!!!! excellent

— anna ? BLM (@annaesunn) September 29, 2020

Think about what our spring break could’ve been if you all didn’t party the last six months ❤️

— Chief Petty Officer (@XPerfectKarlaX) September 29, 2020

Sometimes you never know that your last spring break is your last spring break ?

— Zach Kohlman (@ZachKohlman99) September 29, 2020

not nku replacing spring break with three 3 day weekends

— vermin reggie (@reggiebutnot) September 29, 2020

NKU thinking they’re slick taking spring break away like students won’t turn each 3 day weekend into a week off pic.twitter.com/Z1847OXb2y

— Anthony (@AnthonySosby) September 29, 2020