public List <Activity> GetDayActivity(string day) { try { List <Activity> activities = activity_db.DB_Get_Day_Activity(day); return(activities); } catch (Exception) { // something went wrong connecting to the database, so we will add a fake student to the list to make sure the rest of the application continues working! List <Activity> activities = new List <Activity>(); return(activities); //throw new Exception("Someren couldn't connect to the database"); } }