Explain this schedule phenomenon?

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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<p>As shown at [url=<a href=“http://osoc.berkeley.edu/OSOC/osoc?y=12&p_term=FL&p_deptname=--+Choose+a+Department+Name+--&p_classif=--+Choose+a+Course+Classification+--&p_presuf=--+Choose+a+Course+Prefix%2FSuffix+--&p_course=31AC&x=44]this[/url”>http://osoc.berkeley.edu/OSOC/osoc?y=12&p_term=FL&p_deptname=--+Choose+a+Department+Name+--&p_classif=--+Choose+a+Course+Classification+--&p_presuf=--+Choose+a+Course+Prefix%2FSuffix+--&p_course=31AC&x=44]this[/url</a>] entry for (Fall 2011) English 31AC, the one discussion section is “currently not open” - does this mean that the section will open later? I mean, there must be a discussion section?</p>

<p>Also, if the section is later opened, will it indeed be from 7 to 10 pm? I haven’t seen any other class with such an odd (late) timeslot.</p>

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<p>Anybody? I am still unsure as to whether 31AC is intended to have a discussion section.</p>

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<p>sounds sketch. the only classes held that late are usually deCals. and those are lik 7-9, i don’t think i’ve ever been in a formal class at 10pm…</p>

<p>maybe it’s like casual movie screening nights? i had one of those for my history class frosh year (had to watch 3 movies at some unreasonable night time hour).</p>

<p>but idk, as i said… sketch.</p>

<p>email the prof imo.</p>

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<p>Check the English dept. website: [UC</a> Berkeley English Department](<a href=“http://english.berkeley.edu/courses/course_details.php?type_id=3&sem=13]UC”>http://english.berkeley.edu/courses/course_details.php?type_id=3&sem=13)</p>

<p>This class has a film list and the description even says, “There will be no film screening on Thursday, August 25, inasmuch as the first meeting of the course will take place on Monday, August 29.”</p>

<p>So this is almost certainly the time the prof uses to screen films. You usually don’t have to to go if you have better things to do. And anyway, there aren’t any discussion sections that are seriously THREE hours of discussion.</p>

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<p>Thanks birdhouse; I hope to god I can skip out on these screenings and remain fine.</p>

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<p>petrovich - you may need to rent the videos, watch them online or check the video out of the library then. Watching some part of the films seems mandatory, but when you watch it is not prescribed. The evening time is a convenience for students, where the film will be screened and students can just drop in to watch it, saving the hassle of locating and watching the film on their own at some other time. You can skip those 7-10PM meetings but will have to put in equivalent time on your own to do well in the class. Unless, that is, you saw all of them and have an outstanding memory to let you comment on portions of the film without watching it this semester.</p>