  Block Break  After nearly a month of nonstop learning, a
“block break” becomes more than just a long weekend. It’s a
free-for-all. It’s a beautiful day, no matter the weather. And
it’s the ultimate release.  What's a "block break?"  Block break
is the four and a half day hiatus between classes, or "blocks."
Unlike a weekend or a summer vacation, a block break lasts long
enough to leave you refreshed and psyched for your next class,
but ends just before you have the chance to get bored.  When
you're on block break, the world is your playground. You have
time to relax - or not. Time to explore. Read for pleasure. Road
trip to a music festival. Volunteer to lead a service trip. Ski.
Write a play. Backpack through Rocky Mountain National Park.
Whether you've just sprinted across campus to hand in a final or
simply clicked "send" to electronically dispatch it to your
professor, the feeling in the air at noon on "fourth Wednesday"
is always the same. Relief and adrenaline surge together and
implode in a rush aki