Don’t book a hotel in Jacksonville, Fla. yet. Fall Break will be one day shorter beginning next year.

The University Council approved the academic calender for the 2008-2009 school year without a single objection Thursday afternoon.

In 2008, Fall Break will begin on Oct. 31, the Friday before the Georgia-Florida football game, and Thanksgiving holiday will last an entire week.

More than 15 Student Government Association members were scattered throughout Master’s Hall in the Georgia Center ready to defend the shortened break, said Katy Bowers, the group’s president.

But the measure passed unanimously, and SGA members clapped quietly and exchanged happy glances after the vote.

Bowers said she thought the measure passed without controversy because the council “respected the decisions made by the Fall Break Task Force.”

The task force was created last fall to form a compromise between administrators, professors and students.

“The compromise that was reached was the best of both worlds,” Bowers said.

Removing Fall Break altogether would have forced students to choose between academics and the game, Bowers said.

Some members of the task force also expressed safety concerns about students rushing down to Jacksonville, on Friday night, said Rebecca Macon, registrar and a member of the group.

Arnett Mace, senior vice president for academic affairs, said the compromise “was a win-win for everybody.”

“If any entity would have dug their heels in, it would have been a lose-lose situation,” Mace said.

The calendar must be approved by the Board of Regents before it’s finalized, then students can start making travel plans.