Like most students trying to walk from Allen to Tureaud halls, Jessica Castillo, psychology junior, needs the entire 10-minute break in between classes to get to her religious studies class. But for students like Castillo, this is a problem when the professor starts class early. “I get there at exactly 1:40 p.m., and she has already taken role,” Castillo said. Students such as Castillo think there is a fallout between some professors and the 10-minute break that students have in between classes. The schedule on PAWS shows classes beginning on the hour and the half hour, but in the course offerings the schedule shows a 10-minute difference after the hour and half hour. “[Professors] should be aware that classes actually begin at, for example, 9:40. That tells you where the 10-minute break is,” said University Registrar Robert Doolos. Jason Wood, mass communication senior, said his media ethics class starts early, and the professor hates when a student is late. Wood said one of his friends has to walk from Patrick F. Taylor Hall to Hodges Hall and cannot get there before 10 minutes after the hour. “If it happens more than twice, he said he would sit down and talk to us,” Wood said. “But he can’t say anything if he starts class early.” Doolos said the change was made several years ago in the University catalog when teachers were fighting over certain classrooms. Several seniors recall having problems their freshman year with teachers unaware of the 10-minute time change. “It happened freshman year,” said Sean Hummer, English senior. “I got there on time, checked my watch and had already missed a page of notes.” Demi Andrepont, cultural geography senior, said a couple semesters ago, she had to walk from Lockett Hall to Tureaud, and the professor started class on the hour. “If you arrived late, he called you out,” Andrepont said. But Andrepont said after she confronted the teacher, he did not mind when she arrived 10 minutes after. Doolos said the Registrar’s office makes an effort each year to notify teachers of the 10-minute break. “We mostly assume that faculty already knows this,” Doolos said.
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