With the addition of phone registration three years ago, there was no longer a need for registration day. Students wanted to use the newly available days as fall break. Students wanted a day or two given off. They decided on fall break. It wasn't until now that we were able to do it.
Students are more concerned about their reading days being protected.
There's no fall breaks planned for the future. During fall break, all university offices will remain open. Columbus Day, which many schools had off, was only four days previous to Friday's fall break. They're a week ahead. For us, fall break is mid-semester.