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SPOKANE, WASH.(AP)  – Gonzaga University will not cancel classes on Friday to help students travel to Phoenix for the Final Four of college hoops.

Gonzaga plays South Carolina in a semifinal game on Saturday.

The Spokesman-Review reports hundreds of people signed a petition asking Gonzaga’s president to cancel Friday classes.

The university declined, saying federal standards dictate how many hours of instruction must take place each semester.

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