Most students are not idle in the period before classes start. In fact, for many students the week before fall semester classes begin is one of the most important times of year. Free from classes, many students do a significant amount of work in support of their extracurricular activities. Students rehearse for auditions and performances as part of performing arts groups, prepare for competitions as part of academic teams and get a head start on planning large events as part of service groups. Apart from this, students enjoy the precious opportunity to catch up with their classmates before the grind of classes makes meeting and relaxing together less possible. Cutting this time in half will make the beginning of the school year as businesslike as the rest of the semester.
But the new policy has a worse consequence, too. The Class of 2012 may walk out of Opening Exercises on Sunday to see a disappointingly small number of returning students cheering them on during Pre-Rade, which has quickly become an important tradition at Princeton. This is because, just as the Pre-Rade is beginning on Sunday afternoon, many returning students will be moving in, just arriving on campus, or still sitting in airports or train stations across the country.
If the University wants to support the extracurricular groups that make Princeton such a vibrant community and ensure that all students can participate in welcoming the Class of 2012, the University should revert to its traditional schedule in which the move-in date for returning students is one week before the commencement of classes. While three days may seem insignificant, Princeton students, who know how to do a great deal in three days, realize what a big difference 72 hours can make in getting the school year started the right way.
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