Classes canceled on Mon, Jan 26 due to the ice-
storm have been rescheduled for Sat, March 20

Classes will be held at normal times unless otherwise informed by instructors

By Kelly L. Griffith
News Editor

Students will attend classes on Saturday, March 20 as a make up for the missed days in January, Chancellor Allen Meadors decided, with the help of the Provost’s Office.

The administration canceled class on Monday, Jan. 26 and Tuesday, Jan. 27 due to an ice storm that hit the campus with a vengeance. Two periods of classes were also canceled on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 28.

The faculty senate chose the Saturday date during a meeting on Feb. 4, according to Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. William Gash. Several dates were offered.

Meadors said the canceled classes from Tuesday would not need to be made up.

“This, of course, does not mean that the work will not have to be made up, just that a full day will not be added to the schedule,” Meadors said.

The university requires 75 classroom hours to receive credit in a course and without the compensating for the missed days; students would not meet the necessary time frame.

Gash said he did not understand why students would have a problem with the Saturday classes.

“Why would a student want to pay for something and not get it?” Gash asked.