Why is my STATE UNIVERSITY open today!!???

[dmw16]

Isn't Columbus day a Government holiday (go figure this one, he freakin landed in South America anyway ) but that isnt the point. Why do I have classes today. This is a state school and it is a government holiday. beyond that, we never have any freakin days off :|

 

[minendo]

Where's the wahhhhmbulance?

 

[Danman]

My university used to have the day off...not anymore. Nor does my job either.

 

[virtueixi]

wahhhhhh my SUNY school doesn't have off either.

 

[ViRGE]

Ya, Uni sucks like that. Our Uni doesn't get anything off; not Labor Day, MLK Junior Day, President's Day, Columbus Day, and I'm sure there's more if I hadn't forgotten the holidays due to their irrelevance now.

 

[WannaFly]

I believe columbus day is just a bank holiday, not a government holiday.

My university is open also.

 

[DingDingDao]

Yup...classes in session here at UCLA, too.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

My school almost never closes =( I'm between classes now.

 

[allisolm]

Columbus Day is a federal holiday, not a state holiday (unless your state chooses observe it), not a bank holiday (many banks are open today).

In Tallahassee:
Federal offices - closed
State offices - open
County offices - open
City offices - open
FSU - open
FAMU - open
TCC - open
public schools - open
of the 9 banks and credit unions listed in the newspaper, 3 are open

 

[acemcmac]

heck, my school doesent even have mlk day off

 

[maziwanka]

Originally posted by: minendo
Where's the wahhhhmbulance?

hahhaha. first time ive seen this.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: dmw16
Isn't Columbus day a Government holiday (go figure this one, he freakin landed in South America anyway ) but that isnt the point. Why do I have classes today. This is a state school and it is a government holiday. beyond that, we never have any freakin days off :|

i thought he landed on hispanola.

 

[rh71]

I find it funny that they close it for religious holidays but not these.

 

[slpaulson]

I've got classes too.

 

[Glitchny]

still have classes here as well. Not a suprise though, we had the roads closed and every school district around us close last winter... but we still had to go to class.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: dmw16
Isn't Columbus day a Government holiday (go figure this one, he freakin landed in South America anyway ) but that isnt the point. Why do I have classes today. This is a state school and it is a government holiday. beyond that, we never have any freakin days off :|

dude, stfu please.

 

[konakona]

i had classes, but just skipped two

 

[Mr N8]

I work at a state bank, and we're open.

 

[stateofbeasley]

Yup, Temple is open, though the PNC Bank is closed

 

[Anubis]

IDK of any colleges that have off today, HS do but not colleges

when i was in college we had class today, hell we had class on labor day

 

[Spikesoldier]

university of maryland considers it a holiday

 

[Gnurb]

I have off at Northeastern. My friend at Umass has off too.

 

[FoBoT]

columbus day is state by state

i grew up out west and nobody took columbus day off

i moved to NY and it was a major holiday with almost everyone not going to work

so it depends on what part of the country you are in

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Spikesoldier
university of maryland considers it a holiday

If you're referring to College Park, no they don't. I just came from Calc II discussion.

Actually wait, I stand corrected. It is a "Holiday" today, but it's observed on December 29th.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: Gnurb
I have off at Northeastern. My friend at Umass has off too.

Fellow NU student But I am on coop, so i have to work