Bernie Sanders, everyone’s favorite socialist grandpa, has announced his campaign will hold a massive rally in Washington Square Park on April 13, DNAinfo reports.

This is the latest in a series of New York City-based events for the Sanders campaign, which opened its NYC headquarters in Gowanus a little over a week ago and held two volunteer registration events hosted by the literal Ben and Jerry last weekend.

The rally was originally scheduled for April 14, but was moved up a day to accommodate for a Sanders/Clinton debate on Thursday night. Sanders’ camp had previously stated he would not be able to attend a debate that night since they had secured a “difficult to obtain” permit for the park. With some help from Mayor de Blasio, both the rally and the debate will likely be taking place next week.

Although the Sanders rally will basically be held on NYU’s campus, administrators plan on keeping the university open as usual. When NYU Local asked if NYU would consider canceling classes for the duration of the rally, Vice President of Public Affairs John Beckman said with a one word email: “No.”

If last week’s Sanders rally in the Bronx is any indication of what’s in store for Wednesday, the Vermont Senator’s on-campus presence will lead to some serious disruption of scheduled classes and events, even for students who don’t plan on attending the rally. Over 18,000 supporters turned out to the rally in St. Mary’s Park, and most of them could only catch a glimpse of Sanders from screens located in the overflow section. Washington Square Park is much larger and in a more centralized location; it’s safe to assume the turnout for next week’s rally will be even greater than that of last week’s.

We’re not saying you should skip class to catch Bernie on campus, but truancy is always an option. Use those excused absences while you still can!

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