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The Mac Board of Governors approves a 2-day Fall Break, championed by Students Union president Siobhan Stewart.

The mid-semester pause, she said, "is necessary to help students tend to their own mental health. It'll be especially beneficial for first-year students, who have a whirlwind of new experiences between the beginning of frosh week and the end of their first semester," she noted.

On the fact that the well-known booze fest called Hallowe'en falls during the Break, Ms. Stewart thinks it's a coincidence but remarked:

"It's up to students how they want to spend their time off, whether they choose to carouse with friends or catch up on rest."

“It's really an opportunity to focus on wellness, whatever that means to you.”

We can only hope that great strides will be made in bringing a carousing experience to millions of Canadian working folk, so we can all focus on wellness.