Primetime Shoutout

Hello everyone and welcome back. Hope everyone summer is going well and those that are taking class I hope they are going well also. Just a reminder registration is still open so if you haven't registered yet, what are you waiting for? Anyway now onto bigger and better stuff.

Nothing much has occurred since my last post. I have only had one class since then and that was my Web Design 2 class, which all i did was work on one of my pages. Since there is not much to discuss I decided I wanted to have a little talk with all the Primetime students out there. Have you ever wondered why there is not many school wide events that are available for Primetime students? The biggest answer is that more than likely we would not show up to any event because of our hectic schedules. I mean who can find time between work, school, family and personal down time? It is a very difficult task indeed and I am one that shares in all of them. I am a full time employee, full time student and full time husband and parent. I barely get a minute to myself but I do fight for those minutes but I digress. As I walk through the halls and stairwells of Berkeley I see signs and advertising for a whole bunch of events that I think Primetimers would go to if it was available during times in which we can.

Events such as last month they had a meet and greet the SGA Members and it was an info session on the available positions. Not that any of us would run for SGA but it would be nice to know who our student leaders are. That would have been one event that should have been done at a time when some Primetime Students could have gone. There is a movie shown every week, I guess during club hours that is for day students. I think having a movie time maybe once a month may be productive especially if you allow it to be family orientated. These are just a few examples of things that could be good for Primetime but currently aren't geared towards us.

This is a call to action to all Primetime students. I hear a lot of students complain and whine over different short comings of Berkeley. Instead of complaining just to your friends, get out there and do something about it. Learn who your fellow student leaders are, push for more events and things for Primetime students. People don't realize that they are paying for school and for that reason we have a lot of say on how our money is used. Many students just decide to go to another school or move on if they don't like the school, but that only hurts you in the long run as it takes longer to get your degree. Lets face it Primetime students don't have time to jump from school to school so since your here fight for what you believe is necessary to improve the school.

I work as a blogger for the school and our advisor told me that Primetime is a relatively new program. That means it is up to us to help them shape it into a more conducive and great place to attain an education. I have voiced my own concerns and I personally have to do more and find the people that can help. This little tirade of mine also comes on the heals that I was a government officer. I used to belong tot he Student Advisory Council in LaGuardia, which was the governing body for the clubs. I also was on the Academic Standing Committee which shows students really do have the power to make changes. I remember a story from LaGuardia where a student went to the information desk because the Bursars office closed early. The president of the college just so happen to be within ear shot and went with the student to check it out. Now the student did not know that the president of the college was with them, but that little mistake on Bursar made for a radical change. The president next day ordered the Bursar to be open until 8pm,it used to be 7, and cannot close until 8 pm on the dot. Now you may say well the student was lucky because the president was there, true but I am sure if there was enough complaining it would have been changed anyway. All I am saying is Primetime students we need to go out there and fight for what we believe is needed to enjoy your time at Berkeley. We are paying $6000+ a semester, I think we have the power to do more than people think. Find out who your activities person is on your campus, who deans are of specific departments. Find out the chain of command how to get your needs met as a student. One voice is not enough, we need all Primetime students to be active in order to make Primetime successful for us and those coming in. Remember new Primetime students are in the same boat as most of us, should we help us and them out also?

Anyway enough of my rambling its now time for the Rebecca and Jose corner. Poor Jose has not had a good week. Apparently he suffers from Acid Reflux and that causes him a lot of gas and stomach ache. Don't worry they usually grow out of it but it is making for some sleepless nights. It appears though that the past three nights he has slept better on the formula that is made for A/R babies and the drops that help with the gas. More sleep is just around the corner. Rebecca continues to love her baby brother and always has her eye on him whenever she can. Anyway I will see everyone in the future.