With the national elections coming up, it seems like all people care about is whether or not Mitt Romney actually became a mean barber for a gay classmate in school, or whether Barack Obama prefers Halal over Tandoori chicken for lunch. However, several Wichita State students have one other thing to worry about.

Why is Fall Break just two days long? In comparison to its glamorous counterpart, Spring Break, the Fall Break fails to impress the students at WSU.

Some of the students think that an extra day would not hurt anyone.

“Two days really is not long enough to go anywhere, like visiting family,” said Chieraqui Kemmerly, a senior accounting student.

On the other hand, some students could not care less and believe that with the weekend combined, having Monday and Tuesday off is long enough of a break for them. Others say those are not the best days.

“It would be better if it was a Thursday and Friday,” suggested Kelly Johnson, a communications senior.

Since the fall semester is sandwiched between the summer and spring sessions, the available time to complete the number of instructional days for the semester is limited.

In addition, Thanksgiving Break takes up five days, making it unfeasible to extend Fall Break even by a single day.

“All breaks are timed in such a way to ensure there are 73 instructional days in each semester, as required by the Kansas Board of Regents,” said Rick Muma, associate provost of Academic Affairs at WSU.

Clearly the length of Fall Break is inconvenient.

You might hear a lot of students in their teens and 20s complain. You are unlikely to hear an older, non-traditional student complain because fall breaks once never existed.

Fall break takes place on Monday and Tuesday of next week, with school resuming on Wednesday.

So, whether the two-day Fall Break comes before or after the weekend, it should be appreciated. It gives some time to catch up on school work, gossip and sleep.