tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post4800911781951814103..comments2023-10-10T04:30:38.687-05:00Comments on Deo volente: In The Strike Zone -- Friday PMDave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-19043934142743581812011-11-06T17:49:25.602-06:002011-11-06T17:49:25.602-06:00We stand with you, SIUC, in fighting for a fair co...We stand with you, SIUC, in fighting for a fair contract. <br /><br />We are Anonymous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-84666907233993537342011-11-06T00:20:01.423-05:002011-11-06T00:20:01.423-05:00Here is the screenshot:
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcd...Here is the screenshot:<br /><br />http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/376082_2221139925131_1146660478_32343899_1047018774_n.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-90518732421576891252011-11-05T18:41:54.753-05:002011-11-05T18:41:54.753-05:00They kept a post blaming unions as "LIARS&quo...They kept a post blaming unions as "LIARS" on SIU Facebook Wednesday night while deleting posts from students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-37604226824213500122011-11-05T16:41:17.587-05:002011-11-05T16:41:17.587-05:00It is evident that students and their parents are ...It is evident that students and their parents are quite upset over the censorship. And rightfully so: a university ought to be a bastion of ideas, opinions, and expression. That this university would instead systematically censor expression during democracy in action is mind-boggling. <br /><br />A student whose trenchant plea to all sides in the campus strife was censored stated in a DE letter Aprilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-29813024820753673932011-11-05T15:50:40.211-05:002011-11-05T15:50:40.211-05:001:20
The last words from the article you posted s...1:20<br /><br />The last words from the article you posted state: " ... the traditionally high standard for such declarations [is] appropriate. 'You have checks and balances and you have a wide range of people, not just administrators, determining how dramatic an economic situation is,' [the general secretary of the American Association of University Professors] said."Aprilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-56385900715549026962011-11-05T15:26:12.616-05:002011-11-05T15:26:12.616-05:00Disgusted etc. Other historical examples can be ci...Disgusted etc. Other historical examples can be cited such as the Dowager Empress in the declining years of the Ching Dynasty and Madame Mao herself. The FSN, of course, may be compared with those who supported General Franco in the Spanish Civil War. Of course, you're right. Censorship and Dictatorship do not belong in any University despite how appropriate Cheng and Poshard feel it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-28050895848822405252011-11-05T14:43:06.656-05:002011-11-05T14:43:06.656-05:00Elyse:
See the FA Web site:
http://siucfa.wordpre...Elyse:<br /><br />See the FA Web site:<br /><a href="http://siucfa.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://siucfa.wordpress.com/</a>.<br /><br />For anyone locked out of email, this is the place to go for this sort of confirmation!paranoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305552154248972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-62801344785246006132011-11-05T13:51:06.509-05:002011-11-05T13:51:06.509-05:001:20 PM: Good article! I feel you as a student kno...1:20 PM: Good article! I feel you as a student know far more than many of the FA members do, such as what have been going on "at other schools around the country". I, however, encourage everyone to read it through to the very end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-87162006552356250092011-11-05T13:34:39.005-05:002011-11-05T13:34:39.005-05:00Disgusted, could you post that confirmation email ...Disgusted, could you post that confirmation email from Randy Hughes here? With email lockout some of us are not getting this info even through our alternate email accounts.Elysenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-3983535518911837262011-11-05T13:31:23.149-05:002011-11-05T13:31:23.149-05:00If you are a faculty member in the bargaining unit...If you are a faculty member in the bargaining unit (T/TT) you are invited to an informational meeting from 5-7 this Sunday in the Carbondale Civic Center. That would be a good place to ask these questions.Jonny Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461895600346750968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-86470321709336488612011-11-05T13:20:11.523-05:002011-11-05T13:20:11.523-05:00To 11:07:
By "accountability," I think ...To 11:07:<br /><br />By "accountability," I think you mean to the faculty, rather than the BOT and state of Illinois. I simply do not understand why the should have a role in determining when a financial exigency occurs. That would be like putting a contractor on a committee deciding which bid(s) to accept.<br /><br />I read some of the blog's archives, and the other issue, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-25288046172526568732011-11-05T13:16:13.639-05:002011-11-05T13:16:13.639-05:00Look, actions speak volumes compared to words. An...Look, actions speak volumes compared to words. And, after stonewalling the FA's bargaining team since Wednesday night, last night the BOT's lawyer called Professor Morteza Daneshoot, one of the members of the FA team, offering to resume bargaining. We have just received confirmation of this by President Randy Hughes an hour or so ago via email. They will be meeting under the auspices Disgusted entirely at the BOT nownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-90707526991220962472011-11-05T13:08:53.522-05:002011-11-05T13:08:53.522-05:00"I feel this open forum has been somehow over..."I feel this open forum has been somehow overlooked by the FA these days."<br /><br />Yeah, we're a little busy away from our computers these days. Feel free to step outside and ask your questions face-to-face. I am checking in here at night and I have tried to delegate some blogging responsibilities to others.Jonny Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461895600346750968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-91043424986637293212011-11-05T12:48:51.629-05:002011-11-05T12:48:51.629-05:00I think that in evaluating the impact of the strik...I think that in evaluating the impact of the strike, too many are missing the forest for the trees. While it may be that only a small percentage of classes have been cancelled, and there are not overwhelming numbers of strikers at every entrance, the real (though difficult to quantify) impact of the strike is in the area of public relations. The news coverage on TV, as well as in regional papers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-11169279022318162332011-11-05T12:43:59.607-05:002011-11-05T12:43:59.607-05:0011:07 says: "The administration does not even...11:07 says: "The administration does not even want include a clear definition of FE in the contract"<br /><br />Have you read the BOT suposal on RIF and actually read what they are proposing to use as the definition of FE, or are you simply repeating the "information" posted here on the blog? <br /><br />The actual language used is the same as is used at other major Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-5668242538922333302011-11-05T12:13:47.993-05:002011-11-05T12:13:47.993-05:00Disgusted etc. I really like your change of logo. ...Disgusted etc. I really like your change of logo. Anon: 10:11. If you read the bulk of previous post you will lean that the administration are completely untrustworthy, if not downright liars. The Anon. logo isused by those of us who have been victimized in the past and would face further retaliation by the administration. Finally, I think we should design a poster with Bush's "Mission Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-79812590747735492712011-11-05T11:52:23.632-05:002011-11-05T11:52:23.632-05:00I feel this open forum has been somehow overlooked...I feel this open forum has been somehow overlooked by the FA these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-60312866698879182172011-11-05T11:07:13.562-05:002011-11-05T11:07:13.562-05:0010:11 AM: You are welcome to express your concerns...10:11 AM: You are welcome to express your concerns here. I believe the moderator won't delete your post. The FA does not want to usurp that role. They ask for transparency and accountability in the determination of a financial exigency (FE). The administration does not even want include a clear definition of FE in the contract -- like a virtually blank syllabus that only says "you must Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-7401060802470486512011-11-05T10:11:38.556-05:002011-11-05T10:11:38.556-05:00I am a student. After reading Cheng's email ...I am a student. After reading Cheng's email last night, I cannot believe you are striking over the process of declaring financial exigency and that you have the audacity to claim that somehow this is all the administration's fault. I read that email very carefully. Could someone please explain why you believe the FA deserves to decide when an exigency occurs? IF Cheng's email Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-27078473490152181772011-11-05T10:01:45.724-05:002011-11-05T10:01:45.724-05:00It is important that the FA leadership be in touch...It is important that the FA leadership be in touch with the faculty. Many people lost access to campus e-mail. Faculty should let their DRC reps know where they stand. If you have been on strike but are ready to through in the towel, tell your DRC rep. If you are prepared to stay out longer tell your DRC rep. If you did not got out but are fed up with the admin and are ready to join the strike Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-51006694666597499512011-11-05T09:33:54.229-05:002011-11-05T09:33:54.229-05:00Anonymous 2:28 a.m. says, "I think the Chance...Anonymous 2:28 a.m. says, "I think the Chancellor and President have handled this entire situation very poorly. I find the anonymous anti-FA faculty comments here and elsewhere increasingly offensive."<br /><br />You know, it's entirely possible to agree with your first statement, and also to believe that the FA leadership has served its members poorly. I would also like to note theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-39963421512113069762011-11-05T08:39:55.848-05:002011-11-05T08:39:55.848-05:00I post this as an alternative experience to earlie...I post this as an alternative experience to earlier post detailing observations on campus. Yes, there were protestors at each campus entrance (some members of the striking unit and what appeared to be mostly students). My parking lot was not notably short or cars. I saw students and faculty going about their business teaching and conducting research in the labs. Virtually all of my colleaguesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-16894911626831827622011-11-05T07:54:55.168-05:002011-11-05T07:54:55.168-05:0012:10 and 2:28. I am sorry that you are offended ...12:10 and 2:28. I am sorry that you are offended by anti-FA opinions expressed on this blog, but I am afraid that you had better get used to it. Those posting opinions opposed to the FA have been subject to various and egregious abuses on this site virtually since its inception. Read back over the archives if you doubt the truth of my assertion. The FA has made its own enemies, and they are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-34674113213595450662011-11-05T02:28:34.405-05:002011-11-05T02:28:34.405-05:00I saw many empty classrooms on campus today. I sa...I saw many empty classrooms on campus today. I saw many students carrying signs and joining my colleagues who are not teaching classes. I had fewer students in my class today, and one even asked me why I wasn't striking. I think the Chancellor and President have handled this entire situation very poorly. I find the anonymous anti-FA faculty comments here and elsewhere increasingly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-68175965404002056972011-11-05T00:10:02.385-05:002011-11-05T00:10:02.385-05:00Anonymous 10:34, 11:14, 11:19
Keep up the tauntin...Anonymous 10:34, 11:14, 11:19<br /><br />Keep up the taunting and more of us faculty who decided to teach our classes this week will decide next week to join the line. There are many faculty who could still very easily be provoked into joining the strike. I speak to several different such faculty daily. If you think the administration has this all figured out and under control in just two days, Aprilnoreply@blogger.com