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[QUOTE="Doctor44, post: 1131745, member: 2658"]
I think this is unfortunately something people are going to have get past. Every few years, SU will be playing a football game on this Yom Kippur weekend. Similarly, the basketball team has played games on Good Friday.

The University is not associated with a religious group, despite a significant portion of their students or staff being followers of a particular faith. The 3rd is not an academic holiday, and all classes and extra-curricular activities go on.

Following a Faith is a personal decision. It is up to the student athlete or fan has to remove themselves from the activity and is not a University matter. I'm sure self denial and focus on Faith is an important part of the weekend and moving a game wouldn't really further one's Faith journey anyhow.

I hope this doesn't offend anyone, but it's going to happen every  few years. It shouldn't be a big deal every year that it happens. If something is more important than football, than it is up to the individual to recognize that.
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