Bay Bridge closed for Labor Day Weekend

The Bay Bridge will shut down in both east and west bound directions for the Labor Weekend beginning 8 p.m. Friday August 31 until 5 a.m. Tuesday September 4. This closure is a part of the Bay Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project, and Caltrans will be doing seismic safety work on an area of the bridge east of the Yerba Buena Island Tunnel. 511.org is urging commuters to use public transportation for their commutes across the bay.

Treasure Island residents, visitors and employees will be given access to the bridge by a special permit. For a comprehensive list of ways to avoid traffic bottlenecks visit 511.org for traffic information.

Opening this weekend

“Faust-A Shadow Pact”, based on the works of Marlowe and Goethe. Adapted and directed by Cecilia Palmtag, Playing August 30 through September 2 at the Studio Theatre, in the SF State Creative Arts building. Performances start at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. performance on Sunday. Admission is free. For more information, e-mail faust.sfsu@gmail.com.

Legal remedy for future law students

Although SF State has no pre-law program, it does have students interested in going to law school, and assistance in the lengthy and confusing application process was sorely needed. This semester, law school bound students will have the opportunity to get help with LSAT, applications, personal statements and research databases with the newly revamped Pre-Law Society’s club. Once at the risk of being lumped together with the Political Science Students Association, the new PLS board addressed the need for a specialized weekly workshop dedicated to helping students get into law school.

“We want students to have help on the things we didn’t when we were going through the process,” said board member Stephanie Zimmerman.

The club meets on Mondays in HSS 268 from 2:30-3:30, directly after the Political Science Students Association.