Spring Break is next week, so, in a shocking move, someone is writing to tell you to enjoy the time off from school. I advise you to spend the week doing whatever you’ve wanted to do since the start of the semester. Of course that’s the obvious goal, but at times you can get caught up in assignments and work and let the week fly right by.

I’ll also be doing a fair bit of schoolwork myself, which is something a lot of students will face. Depending on your professors, this might mean a particularly large reading assignment or, even worse, a group project.

This is an unavoidable part of the college experience, so I’m not saying to blow off your work and snooze all nine days away. That would be terrible advice and I haven’t been writing columns long enough to get away with that sort of thing.

Still, making sure to find some time for you is important. If you also work a part-time job, the week off is a great time to put in some extra hours, but find a day to relax in there somewhere.

It doesn’t even need to be that big of an activity. For me, just having a couple of days to catch up on the TV shows I’ve fallen behind on and play some video games is going to be nice. I’ll get to hang out with friends and see my family. Those are the sort of activities that can easily fit around a school load and work schedule.

The fact is that the spring semester is far stingier with its days off than the fall, which means a lot more five-day school weeks. On the one hand, this can prepare us for the standard work week once we graduate. Conversely, doesn’t that mean we should take advantage of the free time while we still can?

The point is that the regularly-scheduled school days are when we are meant to be 100 percent devoted to our academic efforts. Spring Break is a time to do exactly what the name implies: take a break, recharge our batteries and come back fresh for the last half of the semester. We’ve been going non-stop for almost two full months, so it’s time to treat ourselves and relax.

If nothing else, take a night and get a movie from Redbox. It takes a minimum amount of effort and you can find out why there’s so much buzz about Argo.

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