The Ithacan

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There are several changes to the academic calendar starting Fall 2023 onward, including an April break, changes in semester start dates, Maymester offerings and more.

“It was really amazing to get to know the women the organization benefits, as well as meeting the people who make everything happen,” Bednarz said.

Bosela’s first trip with OSEMA was during the spring break of his junior year, when he traveled to Kiptopeke State Park in Virginia.

The best response is not finger-pointing or censorship, but free and open conversation.

“These kids are very underprivileged, a lot of them, and they come from a lot of poverty and really bad home situations,” she said. “It’s just really great to have an opportunity to be a good role model for them and give them a safe place to be for a week.”

Don Austin, assistant director of community service and leadership development, discusses his experience at an alternative spring break, where participants focused on environmental issues such as hydraulic fracturing.

For sophomore Yiwei Zhu, spending spring break in Florida last year meant a lot more than basking in the southern sun.