Voices & Opinions
Intercampus Opinions
Intercampus opinions is a new section in which Eagle writers from the
various RMC campuses will respond to the same question.
Should RMC
students get more
vacation time during
the year?
Marcela Ajazi
Bensenville
Robert Morris College
gives students something
unique and that involves
working hard to receive your
associates and baccalaureate
degree in three and a half
years. As an RMC student, I
do not think that we should
have more vacation or time
off than we do now.
RMC attracts many new
students every year. One of
the bases of this attraction is
because RMC offers students
two degrees in three and a
half years. However, the work
needed to achieve these
degrees is year-round. As students,
we know that we only
have one week off for summer
break and, as it is, several
days off for spring break.
With this situation, the question
-- should we get more
vacation time – occurs.
RMC offers a great deal of
opportunity for those who are
dedicated to college and all it
has to offer. Yes, we do only
have one week off for summer
break, as opposed to
other colleges that give their
students plenty of time off;
however, those students do
not have the chance to save
the money we do and to
achieve two degrees in less
than four years.
We are a given a great
opportunity here at RMC and
we should make the best
of it. If having more
vaction time is
important, once
you have graduated
and save
money, take
some time to
travel; it will
be more enjoyable
with all the
things you have
accomplished.
Shannon Wittwer
DuPage
Summer beckons, as I
glance out from behind the
windows at RMC, and it sure
looks nice out. As much as
I’m looking forward to our
entire week off in July, generous
when compared to our
usual few days off between
terms, forgive me for being
greedy but I want more. I
have a jealousy akin to what a
child feels grounded inside on
a glorious day, watching
peers frolic outside.
However, it is a trade-off I
willingly signed up for.
Vacation may be good for the
soul, but an accelerated curriculum,
paid for with that
vacation, is good for nothing
the petulant child in me interrupts,
wistfully eyeing her
friends.
Dana Rojas
Lake County
I do not think RMC
Student come to Robert
Morris knowing that the college
goes at an accelerated
pace, and with that, students
graduate much earlier than
they would at a school that
has months off for various
breaks throughout the
school year.
Personally, I would
rather finish my
degree in less than
three years than
have extended
break in between
semesters or quarters.
Matt Kirouac
Chicago
Is two weeks out of the
year really enough to be
called “vacation?” I think
not. The scant few days that
RMC students get off are
hardly enough to plan much
of anything that typically
constitutes a decent break.
Spring break in Cancun; forget
it. Sure, we get Fridays
off and most small holidays
(thanks Dr. King), but boy
would it be nice to be able to
take a trip and get away; or at
least have the option to get
away.
Chris Slouber
Orland Park
RMC students often complain
that the one-week summer
and winter vacations provided
to them are not enough
time off. Well more time
would be nice; however, college
is a stepping-stone into
the real world. When students
graduate and get their first
career-oriented job they are
only going to get a week or
two of vacation time. If they
are pampered with a threemonth
summer vacation all
throughout college, their first
couple of years in the work
force are going to be a rude
awakening. Therefore, the two
one-week vacations that RMC
provides are adequate for students
to recuperate for the
upcoming academic challenges.