While block booking certainly did fix the mash of classes in the middle of the day, not allowing some classes to be offered at all, and horrible parking issues, or those classes that were left considering closets as locations for their meeting location, it also created other problems because of how it was implemented and because it was not thoroughly thought through. A rock thrown in a pond sends out ripples in all directions, eventually returning to crisscross in all sorts of directions.

It did not fix the magic of a University Hour. A university hour can be an invigorating part of the University's life. Meetings can be scheduled, short displays of artistic talent in the form of musical performances, colloquia, lectures, community building events and more can be scheduled during that time. However the University hour was not considered sacred, and anything and everything was scheduled over that period, especially classes.

The block solution may have met some students needs, but not all students needs. All students should experience the vibrance of a campus life filled with arts, music, theater, club activities, student activities, encouraged student study time, athletic events, social interaction opportunities, leadership challenges and more. The block schedule, may have improved the availability of classes, and met the desire of some students to be on campus as few hours as possible, but it also damaged the ability of most students to participate in campus life where a vast majority of learning and development has the chance of taking place.

I don't believe that the “only unintended consequence” was students choosing a four-day week. They had to choose a four-day week since the number of classes offered on a Friday in fall of 2010 was 287, and this past fall, the number was 82. Faculty made that choice. It was a benefit to them. I'm not surprised that students are not complaining about a four-day week. Students do not fully realize what they are missing by having a vibrant campus 7 days a week. Faculty and administration should have been more supportive of the fullness of a college student’s education.

Imagine a campus where at least 500 students showed up to every men's and women's basketball game. A campus where an art exhibit was scheduled to open on the Saturday afternoon and 250 attended. I'd like to see a campus where live entertainment was produced every weekend. Not major acts, but a small acoustic bluegrass group, preceded by a brief lecture on where bluegrass came from; or a group of jugglers/comedians, or jazz band in Alumni Hall, cabaret style, with brief introductions to each tune being played and where in our history the piece was born. Magicians and prestidigitators are fascinating, especially when you learn about their histories and who the great ones are. Typically the audience can participate, making this event quite the experience. Why not learn to square dance as an event. What about a “hobby” show presented by faculty and staff? That could be amazing! Maybe a library open on Friday until 8 PM?

Campus life must be designed and developed mostly by students, with the support of staff and faculty. Students build campus life, not faculty, not staff, students create that. Until students stop going home on weekends because it is a benefit of the four-day week at CCSU, and start looking out for the fullness of their own education through the experiences of out of class activity, life on campus will always be a flat water cracker, not a Ritz topped with a delectable taste experience.

This letter seems a little jaded towards the editor-in-chief's, "Walsh"'s, contribution to the Recorder. Also, I like commas as well, but paragraph long sentences, stringed together with a bunch of commas, seems just a little weird, don't you think… lol

Joking aside though, The Recorder has benefited immensely over the years from his input and I hope the Recorder staff can build off of what "Walsh" has help to establish during his time with the Recorder