(i) No. In fact I didn't hear an announcement re: ZT even once.
(ii) Yes, though not in an event I played in. A player in the 0-1500 Spingold berated his partner, threw his cards across the table, and left the room. This was not the first incident for ...
+1 to Phil. The lack of water in the LM Pairs was wildly unacceptable.
As for the start times, I've been vocal about the fact that I hate not being able to work a half day before playing (makes it easier to take a week off). No Spingold for ...
I'm no longer a junior, but I played a lot of sessions at regionals and nationals while I was in grad school, and there's no way I'd have been able to do that at full price. When you start making college kids choose between the Sunday Swiss ...