Daily Archives: 02-Apr-04

Traffic Nightmare

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I get homesick for the Bay Area every now and then, but not on days like this:

Officials are continuing their negotiations with a man who has been standing on a railing on the westbound side of the Bay Bridge near Treasure Island since about 11 a.m. today, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Virgil Aguilar.

Westbound traffic is backed up to Highway 880 and Highway 92 and is getting worse by the minute as people aim to avoid the Bay Bridge snarl, Aguilar said.

“It’s Friday, people want to go home, and they’ve been working all week. This is causing major delays, especially because there is a Giants game tonight at SBC Park,’’ Aguilar said.

Drivers on the Golden Gate and San Mateo bridges are facing backups too.

Scheduling Nightmare

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Next term doesn’t begin for almost five months but registration is already under way. I’ve registered for most of my classes already, but nobody has been able to explain why SI has decided that it’s not a problem to have at least three (if not more) high-demand courses scheduled on the same day (Thursday) and in some cases in the exact same time slot. As a result, two courses I really need to take are both at the same time, and there’s nothing I can do except decide which of the courses is more important (or more expendable). It’s not as though I’m choosing between a necessary class and an elective, either; both are “highly recommended” LIS courses. It’s absolutely ridiculous.