Future students may enjoy more reading days during finals due to students' positive response to the reading days referendum put forth by Student Council President Micah Schwartz.
The first question asked, "Would you like more study days interspersed during the fall and spring final exam periods?"
In response, 67 percent of students said they would.
The second question, however, was not as well received. It asked students if they would be willing to remain at the University until Dec. 22 in certain years in order to obtain the additional reading days.
Almost 78 percent of student rejected this idea.
Schwartz said last night that he was pleased with the results.
"I am confident that we can use these results as leverage to insure more study days," he said.
Schwartz added that the second question was more for future reference and the negative response would not deter Council from pursuing the initiative.
Will Sowers, newly-elected Council vice president for administration, said he was pleased with the referendum results as well.
"Student Council will work closely with the administration on a proposed reading days calendar that will not impose too much on student travel needs," he said.
Schwartz said since there is a runoff for Council president, he will recommend to Council that another question be placed on the runoff ballot to better gauge student opinion on the reading days issue.
The question would ask how many more days students would like added.
In a previous interview regarding the reading days referendum, Assistant Provost Wynne Stuart said if students responded well to the referendum, the administration was open to the idea of change.
"We are not opposed to the idea," Stuart said. "We want to hear what students have to say before we integrate the extra day into the calendar."
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