Flunk Day
Flunk Day is tomorrow.
Flunk Day is an annual event where, by surprise, all classes are canceled. A day's worth of carnival-like stations are hired.
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Date
There is always speculation about the date of Flunk day is. Some people say the date moves depending on the weather or whether students already know it's flunk day. The logic behind this notion goes that if too many people know it's Flunk day before the date, they will get drunk the night before and be more likely to get alcohol poisoning during the day.
This notion may just be an effect of the scare-letdown dynamic that the speculation creates for students. Some say that the date for Flunk day is fixed from the beginning.
Who knows about flunk day?
Union Board plans Flunk Day, and only select members of the board know the date. This year, one of those members in Sean Fors. But please don't pester him any more. He is not going to tell you.
Xavier Romano also knows when Flunk day is. But his wife Vicky does not. No she doesn't.
Scares
Most years there are one or more Flunk day scares. Some scares are intentionally instigated and perpetuated by a student, or more commonly, a group of students. Some scares occur spontaneously, when a given date is widely rumored to be Flunk day.
Evidence that it is flunk day
Gossipers report a wide variety of evidence that it might be flunk day.
Scares 2007
The Scares of the 2007 season have been many, due to the fact that flunk day is so late. Flunk day is later this year than it has been in at least the last four years, and has yet to occur as of May 6.
April 10
This scare was partially encouraged by two emails regarding flunk day procedures: one for WVKC DJs, and one for TKS reporters.
The date may seem dubious, due to its
Controversy
Flunk Day is the source of much controversy because many students get very drunk. Every year, somebody (or somebodies) gets hurt and goes to the hospital. Every year, people say that Flunk Day might get canceled. The rumor spreads easily because the injuries and alcohol use are a liability for the college.
