I graduated from Rollins College with a BA in Creative Art (this year is my 20th reunion!) and Rollins has this long standing tradition where every year in the spring the president surprises the students with Fox Day. What the heck is Fox Day? Early in the morning the statue of the Fox is placed on the lawn in center of campus and on that day all classes are canceled….Yeah!! Everyone gets the day off and there is lots of celebration and a huge picnic for everyone. It’s a big secret what day it’s going to be and for weeks leading up to it there is lots of speculation.
The above photo is courtesy of Rollins College (from the email I received this morning announcing Fox Day). I may just have to take the day off to celebrate 
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April 8th, 2008 at 8:13 am
Too much fun!!! Definitely take the day off and enjoy this beautiful weather. I remember at CVA (a boarding school), we had morning runs every morning and sometimes you’d come around the first corner in the run and there would be a bus there and it would take us to Director of Admission’s huge farmhouse for a big breakfast. Ahh, how fun are surprises!
April 8th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Neat! I love wacky school traditions! Anyone ever steal the Fox as a prank?
April 8th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
I’ve never heard of anyone stealing the fox. I don’t think anyone wanted to ruin a good thing!