Beyond the respite from studies, I have never gotten the point of doing a destination Spring Break in order to get drunk and participate in questionable or dangerous behavior for that behavior’s sake. Sadly, Sudiksha Konanki may have lost her life during a trip to the Domican Republic earlier in March. And the young man who was last seen with her — Joshua Riibe — has had his life forever altered.
Some consider the debauched Spring Break an essential rite of passage. But this week’s Feel-Good Friday is about those young people who made a different choice. Using the weeklong break from studies and daily routines not to focus on themselves, but to shift their focus to serve others.
Educator and author Stephen Covey wrote, “There are three constants in life… change, choice and principles.” A group of college students from local colleges and from across…
