Students share plans for the Thanksgiving holiday

Written by Shambhu Sharan, The Shorthorn senior staff   

Tuesday, 24 November 2009 08:29 PM

Holiday Schedules

Holiday schedules, closings include libraries, Planetarium, UC and MAC

Campus facilities closed on Thursday, no classes

Library Open hours
Central Library: closes Wednesday midnight, open Friday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Architecture/Fine Arts: Wednesday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Digital Media Studio: Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday Closed, Saturday 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Science/Engineering: Wednesday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Planetarium: Wednesday, regular hours, Friday closed, Saturday regular hours resume

University Center: Wednesday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

UTA Police is opened 24/7 during holidays

Ransom Hall first floor is open 24/7 during Thanksgiving

Dining Services all are closed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Dining Services Wednesday
Connection Café: closes at 8 p.m.
UC food court: closes at 3 p.m.
Freshens/MavSalad: closed
Einstein’s Bros. Bagels: closes at 3 p.m.
MavMarket: closes at 5 p.m.
Starbucks: closes at 5 p.m.
We Proudly Brew: closes at 3 p.m.

Campus Recreation
Maverick Activities Center: Wednesday 6 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday closed. Saturday regular hours resume
Campus Recreation Fields Complex: Wednesday, regular hours Friday and Saturday closed
Pool: Noon – 1:20 p.m., 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday closed
Group Exercise: No classes Wednesday to Saturday.

Shuttle
Thursday and Friday Campus Route is closed. On Saturday Mav Mover will start.

Though the university is mostly closed for Thanksgiving, some students will use the break and what facilities are available to study for final exams.

Everything will be closed Thursday and all the buildings will be locked except Ransom Hall. UTA Police will be available during the break. The Central Library will be open Friday and Saturday. Dining Services will close early Wednesday, reopening Monday. The campus shuttle will not operate Thursday or Friday but the Mav Mover will run Saturday to take students to the mall and Wal-Mart.

Civil engineering graduate student Gautam Eapi said he will be busy with his research work at his apartment during the Thanksgiving holiday. He said he will study about 8-10 hours a day during the holiday.

“I don’t plan to go anywhere,” he said. “Last year also I had a take-home exam during the holiday. Mostly I will be studying because I have an exam after Thanksgiving.”

Marketing graduate student Kushal Naik will also study during the holiday but may go shopping.

“I will prepare for my presentation on the weekend,” he said. “I went to San Antonio last year for two days and enjoyed the holiday. This time I don’t have any plans.”

Biology senior Cindy Tran said she went to New Orleans the last year to visit her grandparents. She will study during the holiday for a test on Monday, she said.

“I had originally planed to go out with my parents,” she said. “But, I changed it. I will stay home preparing for my exam.”

Biology senior Irene Lazarus said she will celebrate Thanksgiving by eating with family and friends.

“I will be cooking Thanksgiving dinner with my family,” Lazarus said. “And of course I will be working on school work. I have to get ready for finals.”

Ransom Hall’s lab assistant Nikhila Kommireddy said she will be working at the computer lab during the holiday.

“The first floor of Ransom Hall is open during the Thanksgiving holiday,” she said.