Last week, Katie Rainey2 ’18, triple major in puppetry, bowling management, and hot dog eating, skipped the first class of her college career. At 11:03 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, Rainey2 reeled with excitement as she sat in the Bison, purposefully missing a lecture in her accounting & financial management class.

“As a triple major, I take my work very seriously. I’ve always heard of people skipping class, or showing up 15 minutes late or even just being ‘on-time’ instead of early. I was so curious. I wanted to see how the other half lives,” Rainey2 said.

It appears that Rainey2’s nonattendance will go without academic penalty. When questioned about Rainey2’s absence in her 55 person, no-attendance-taken lecture class, her professor simply gave a blank stare. However, that will not keep Rainey2 from understanding the gravity of her academic choices.

“It was such a rush–I’ve seriously never felt so alive. But now all I can think about is the .000001 percent effect this will have on my overall grade,” Rainey2 said.