def get_minerva_weekdays(weekend=False):
    """ Returns the minerva weekdays, and accepts an optional boolean paramter for weekends included 
    Minerva days include 'M'onday 'T'uesday 'W'ednesday Thu'R'sday 'F'riday 'S'aturday and  S'U'nday """
    if weekend:
        return ['M', 'T', 'W', 'R', 'F', 'S', 'U']
    else:
        return ['M', 'T', 'W', 'R', 'F']
