In the meeting, Wake said there are two different ways the study day could work. Classes would either be eliminated on the Friday before finals or there would be no exams scheduled for the Monday of finals week. Each change, however, raises different concerns.

Giving students the Monday of finals week to study also raises concerns, including having to fit the same number of exams into four days instead of five. Giving final exams on Saturday could be necessary, which in itself could create more problems including pushing back the deadline to enter grades in the computer and possibly interfering with December graduation.

Representatives from the Office of the Registrar urged the provost to avoid choosing Monday for a study day, because the finals week schedule the university currently has established has been the same for the past 40 years.

Lefeber asked the senate to look into the issue to make a decision later. This issue is likely something the next MUSG president will have to deal with when Lefeber's term ends April 1.

Wake said there are a number of solutions to the issue and a task force could look evaluate the issue and report back to the senate.

"I am for the study days provided we can figure how to make it work," Wake said.