Thanks to another tip from a DCist reader, today we find that George Mason University Provost Peter Stearns is once again asking faculty to go easy on students celebrating the team’s surprising run into the Final Four. Stearns wrote yesterday:

Dear Colleagues,

Please excuse another (last?) communication relating to basketball, at risk of providing additional copy for the Washington Post. I would recommend, where possible, some additional flexibility concerning required in-class exercises next Monday night, since some students will be hoping to be in Indianapolis for the Final Four experience. No need to change requirements, but some adjustment on scheduling would be an act of generosity. Thanks again for your consideration at this interesting moment for George Mason.

Stearns must be well aware that the experience could become even more interesting if Mason wins this weekend. Should that be the case, might he just skip the formalities and shut down the school for an entire week?