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Student Center Closed for Business

Some time ago, we all received an e-mail from B*rring about upcoming construction issues that will affect students (aka the latest in a long series of hoe-rammings). Most problematic, completion of the West Terrace (which admittedly looks pretty cool) requires closing the student center from May 17th until June 7th. At least, that's how long it's supposed to take. Has there ever been any construction project completed on time? (I'm asking with regard to all of human history, not just Boalt.)

If your journal is like mine, you pretty much stopped work a week ago, with plans to finish up publishing and such after finals. If your editing software is like mine, the publishing process absolutely requires access to your office computer. If your life is like mine, this three - ∞ week closure could not possibly have come at a worse time.

I try not to whine about these things, but so far this has been handled rather poorly. First, they didn't tell us about the upcoming closure until it was too late to plan around it. Second, although B*rring said to contact M*ndi for alternative options, I have done so without result. I maintain faith that the admin will get its act together and help us out here, but so far I haven't seen much effort to do so. I'm posting this to bring the issue some publicity in the hope it becomes first priority after finals.

It reflects poorly on the reputation of all the journals to publish later than we promised, and although delays do happen, I prefer it when they're our fault. The e-mail after the jump.

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on May 05, 2009 (boomark / email).