Graphic by Owen Hartmann The snow has finally melted, the sun is finally shining. You’re ready to enjoy the spring and the warmth and new life it brings, until you have to hop on Zoom (or maybe if you’re ‘lucky,’ go to campus) for the majority of the day. “I understand, because of COVID, they [University of Colorado Admin] don’t want people traveling but, you guys also have frat parties being thrown off campus,” said first-year student Sarah Ensign. With the Provost’s announcement on Oct. 22 regarding spring break, many students’ hope for a brighter second semester has vanished. Instead of having our traditional five-day break, CU Boulder students will start the Spring semester on Jan. 14, three days later than the original start date, and will be granted two ‘wellness days’ throughout the semester as a break from studies. Although this decision was made as part of COVID-19 preventative actions, it poses complications for the mental health of CU’s student body.