> The University of Melbourne has run a GYLIO week once every semester for at least a decade. It usually takes place around the middle of the semester in week five or six, and while the academic programme continues, the extensive social and partying schedule is paused to help students shift their priorities.
The whole article falls apart right here for me, there's just no way this is true. I seriously doubt the University of Melbourne is in any way able to get its almost 50,000 enrolled students to stop partying for a week. They may run GYLIO events that week, but that doesn't mean it's going to get a bunch of college students to stop drinking.
It sounds like GYLIO is for all social events and commitments which can be a HUGE part of university life for many people.
I wouldn't equate it to just "not drinking and partying"
From the article:
“Given the many stimuli of life today, with students who are juggling the many opportunities colleges offer across all the areas from sport and culture to volunteering and leadership, having a week to ‘take a breath’ and get things done is essential,” she says.
Also, many universities have the social scene orientated around the university social clubs and the university student association(s). Events and parties are often organised and run through these. Having them suspended for a week could easily have a huge impact on the 50,000 students, depending on the social culture of the university.
The whole article falls apart right here for me, there's just no way this is true. I seriously doubt the University of Melbourne is in any way able to get its almost 50,000 enrolled students to stop partying for a week. They may run GYLIO events that week, but that doesn't mean it's going to get a bunch of college students to stop drinking.