Hello everyone and welcome back. I apologize but between my kids and i we have been fighting the flu for the most part of this month. So i have been trying to play catch up with school work and homework. Just a little public service announcement but registration for the Spring semester has begun. If you have not done so already the classes and schedules have been posted on Blackboard so take a look. As many students know that the later you wait the harder it is to get classes you need and want to take. You can either email your request or fill out a form and drop it off at Advisement.
On to other topics of discussion and the one i want to focus on tonight is the BerkAlert system that Berkeley has. BerkAlert is a system that sends out emails and phone calls to Berkeley College students warning of any school delays or closings. I personally think it is a great system but there are some draw backs to the system that i wonder if they could be fixed. The first and foremost is that i got two phone calls and emails for the Bergen County and Westchester County campuses. I do not attend either one so why did i get a phone call and email. They purposely ask you what is your main campus but then when the system is activated it calls and emails everyone under the sun. The second thing is that i am a Primetime student and the alerts were for delayed openings. Delayed openings do not affect Primetime students because we don't go to class until the evening. The only message we should receive is if the campus is closed or that after a certain time classes have been cancelled due to the whether. The only reason why these two issues are a problem is people got these phone calls starting around 6 a.m. going forward. I think it would put less strain on the system if there was any way to customize it in that manner.
Classes so far have gone by pretty quickly. I cannot believe that a quarter of the semester has already gone by. I have taken my first quiz in Microeconomics and did my first presentation in Multimedia business presentations today. I am still trying to play catch up with Federal Taxation but i am slowly but surely getting there. On a more personal note i am working on laying the foundation for my business. The major thing i need is to speak to a lawyer that does these things in order to have some questions answered about forming different types of businesses. I am leaning to creating an LLC as it has the limited liabilities of a corporation without the double taxation. That way all my personal stuff and things that belong to my wife and kids cannot be touched in the event of a lawsuit.
Now it is time for the Rebecca and Jose corner. Jose turned 6 months this month and is creeping up to his sister in height and weight. He is currently 15lbs and 26 inches in length. My daughter is currently about 22lbs and around 30 inches in height. She is such the big sister as she continues to take care of her brother in her own special little way. His face always lights up when he sees his older sister and i hope the bond will continue as they grow. On other news both of them will have some cousins to play with shortly. My step-brother Roberts girlfriend is due any day, his brothers girlfriend is due in June and i found out last week that my sister is pregnant and due in August. All i can say is i better get some more money to help out all my nieces and nephews. Anyway that is all for now and i will see you guys in the future.
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