tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post6131182296331719659..comments2023-10-10T04:30:38.687-05:00Comments on Deo volente: Infinitesimal CalculusDave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-45145448892383708342011-11-08T11:40:01.234-06:002011-11-08T11:40:01.234-06:00As a former grad. student of Dr. Ban, I can say fr...As a former grad. student of Dr. Ban, I can say from personal experience that she is very concerned about the well-being of her students. As far as everyone attacking her and her colleagues for being on strike, placing blame on her for leaving her classroom, I would like to point out: she is a saint for teaching as long as she did without a contract. You people are ridiculous. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-31369681605271472002011-11-08T11:26:59.946-06:002011-11-08T11:26:59.946-06:00"As a student, I prefer faculty that think fo..."As a student, I prefer faculty that think for themselves and have the guts to stand up for what is right. My faculty are trying to protect the integrity of this university....Have you seen the sporting complex lately? Its grand nature reminds me of something Albert Speer would design. The Administration is still building and spending and building and spending. When will he hypocrisy end? I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-83057254838318805452011-11-07T21:56:44.751-06:002011-11-07T21:56:44.751-06:008.08:
There were at least 200 students in total w...8.08:<br /><br />There were at least 200 students in total when the group from A.Hall reached Chataqua/Oakland, still not a great number, but I imagine that many went home for the weekend waiting for the end of the strike. Those that were there were very focal and supportive. Not a bad turn out all in all considering general apathy amongst all types of people for this kind of thing, a good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-36512656397436916632011-11-07T21:28:50.309-06:002011-11-07T21:28:50.309-06:00Saddened 6.38am
Please leave Prof. Ban alone, she...Saddened 6.38am<br /><br />Please leave Prof. Ban alone, she is an excellent teacher and scholar; her branch of Mathematics research is one of the most difficult to master; I refer you to the note posted by the Math Grad later at 7.24 for more details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-50993463671727969572011-11-07T20:20:27.440-06:002011-11-07T20:20:27.440-06:00As a student, I prefer faculty that think for them...As a student, I prefer faculty that think for themselves and have the guts to stand up for what is right. My faculty are trying to protect the integrity of this university....Have you seen the sporting complex lately? Its grand nature reminds me of something Albert Speer would design. The Administration is still building and spending and building and spending. When will he hypocrisy end? I am Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-79749974411291584842011-11-07T20:08:18.087-06:002011-11-07T20:08:18.087-06:00Huge? I saw about 100 students, out of 13,000. A...Huge? I saw about 100 students, out of 13,000. And I heard the students walking out of my building leaving the canceled classes and they were definitely NOT supportive of the strike - they were mad as hell, including specifically at one prof that regularly posts here about how supportive the students are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-69852894150739382582011-11-07T19:24:24.393-06:002011-11-07T19:24:24.393-06:00To those who think Dr. Ban should go back to class...To those who think Dr. Ban should go back to class,<br /><br />First of all I would like to say Dr. Ban is an awesome teacher, who must be in class, who should keep serving siuc math dept. I am sure she was not so happy to walk out of the class. I know that since I have taken a courses with her and seen her commitment for teaching. I wonder if those who talk against the strike action, understand A mathematics graduate studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-30698893169147378602011-11-07T19:19:55.425-06:002011-11-07T19:19:55.425-06:00Anon. 3.10. Had you been outside the Student Cente...Anon. 3.10. Had you been outside the Student Center today you would have seen a huge demonstration of students supporting FA faculty. Students are mad but not at faculty on strike. They are angered at the shoddy replacements they are given in class revealing the lie to Cheng's idea of professional substitutes. A biology dean with an interest in history teaching a specialist class in that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-10094463865298480042011-11-07T15:10:21.118-06:002011-11-07T15:10:21.118-06:00Anti FA rhetoric is growing louder across campus e...Anti FA rhetoric is growing louder across campus every hour this mess continues. One thing is clear to me. The FA as it currently exists is a thing of the past. It may or may not survive the efforts of the FSN to remove it, but it will not emerge from this the same organization that it went into it. Too many people are far too angry for that. It cannot continue to represent the radical Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-54696697954152460342011-11-07T15:09:34.857-06:002011-11-07T15:09:34.857-06:00I think the fact that certain departments have hig...I think the fact that certain departments have higher or lower numbers of faculty participating in the strike could be an indication that certain disciplines have a higher or lower likelihood of attempt to control what is taught and how. There is probably very little room for ideological differences in the teaching of engineering, for example, whereas many of the humanities might find the threatAmelia Ketzlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-89739997238869472382011-11-07T13:58:30.699-06:002011-11-07T13:58:30.699-06:00Any word on the Teamsters??Any word on the Teamsters??Truckernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-51604836083268539572011-11-07T12:57:12.375-06:002011-11-07T12:57:12.375-06:00Is it possible that the tone is changing between 8...Is it possible that the tone is changing between 8 and 5 because many of those who support the union are away from computers while many of those who are off the picket line are able to access this blog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-52428209098579768362011-11-07T12:49:34.418-06:002011-11-07T12:49:34.418-06:00I teach in Dubravka's department. I ran into t...I teach in Dubravka's department. I ran into the person who 'taught' her Calculus class. She was very upset, almost in tears, about this. She said she was forced to do it and did not want to.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-49170523321539155222011-11-07T12:33:44.022-06:002011-11-07T12:33:44.022-06:00Quiet One wrote the most sensible thing cutting to...Quiet One wrote the most sensible thing cutting to the heart of the matter:<br /><br />"Yeah, I know it's all about the principle, not the money. That's the problem. When it is just about the money, people can reason and compromise. Principle untempered by prudence and grace leads people to do insane, destructive things."<br /><br />The other unions were fighting over concrete Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-28901675942500715362011-11-07T10:03:31.594-06:002011-11-07T10:03:31.594-06:00Teaching classes for those individuals that are no...Teaching classes for those individuals that are not doing their jobs IS showing respect for peoples choices. It shows respect for the choices made by students who chose to come to SIU to get an education - a choice that those who have chosen to walk are disrespecting in to try to improve their own job security in the event of an FE.<br /><br />The surest way to bring about an FE is to do exactlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-10616000752011922912011-11-07T09:46:03.688-06:002011-11-07T09:46:03.688-06:00My post from yesterday got caught up in the spam f...My post from yesterday got caught up in the spam filter (I think) and I reposted part but I'll restate the rest. I attended the meeting last night and it was the first time that I attended. There were hundreds present, all eager to resolve the dispute. I know people post on here that only a small percent of faculty are striking and refer to it as week. Maybe this is coming from those who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-81004560953403705542011-11-07T09:28:55.939-06:002011-11-07T09:28:55.939-06:00Quiet One, thank you for your post.
I appreciate ...Quiet One, thank you for your post.<br /><br />I appreciate your sense of respect for all involved, and I respect your decision to stay in the classroom, even though I have chosen a different route because I see no option after 16 months of getting nowhere. I, too, have met a few who believe only in the "evil" of the administration and they, too, are part of the problem. Your comment Believer in the good fight (not the easy one) said...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-67281431075829706642011-11-07T09:09:17.199-06:002011-11-07T09:09:17.199-06:00I’m not going to lie, I’m concerned about the pote...I’m not going to lie, I’m concerned about the potential negative effects this “labor dispute” could have on SIUC & its reputation as well. However, it’s also important to realize that our administration - with its revolving doors leading to the highest positions, the censorship of SIUC’s voices, attempts to control the campus newspaper, its misrepresentation of “business as usual” – all of Daninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-23758176748364296522011-11-07T09:09:04.165-06:002011-11-07T09:09:04.165-06:00One thing is for sure....
A very, very small perc...One thing is for sure....<br /><br />A very, very small percentage of SIU's workforce is on strike....causing havoc for the vast majority. It's about two percent of the total SIU workforce.<br /><br /><br />So these two percenters on now on their third day of a union imposed furlough. <br /><br />Your new contract better reflect big gains...gains that can only be attributed to a strike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-64724178260136554432011-11-07T08:51:31.357-06:002011-11-07T08:51:31.357-06:00@Anonymous 7:45: I've chosen to support the fa...@Anonymous 7:45: I've chosen to support the faculty on strike based on countless hours educating myself on the issues. I've read numerous documents from both sides. The administration's censorship is just one of the many good reasons it should not be trusted. Most of the students I know in favor of the strike are very educated on the issues and I find it offensive that you assume we Brookenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-24641575972425155502011-11-07T08:39:57.701-06:002011-11-07T08:39:57.701-06:00Well Day 3. Today I passed three strikers at the e...Well Day 3. Today I passed three strikers at the entrance. I know one personally -- we exchanged smiles. I am glad there will be no rain and that the warmer temperatures will be less difficult.<br /><br />This week I will teach two class today, one as a guest teacher (invited before the strike) and another my class. I have office hours today as well. They are booked solid. My class tonight goes Quiet Onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-44105758399504765072011-11-07T08:35:42.286-06:002011-11-07T08:35:42.286-06:00I really sympathize with students right now. I sym...I really sympathize with students right now. I sympathize with those who criticize faculty for "abandoning" their students and striking. There is no doubt that the strike will have negative consequences for the University, at least in the short term. <br /><br />However, I have a hard time with the argument that the faculty are the ones damaging the reputation of the University as "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-8908407347792910072011-11-07T08:20:32.102-06:002011-11-07T08:20:32.102-06:00For those so outraged that professors are out on t...For those so outraged that professors are out on the picket lines, I guess you are all okay with the idea that the administration should be able to declare financial exigency and lay us off without any specific criteria for doing so. That letters should be able to be sent out giving us 4 weeks notice that we are no longer needed here. Yes, let's trust this administration, which has so clearlyBeliever in the good fight (not the easy one)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-56315582172366361512011-11-07T08:01:41.163-06:002011-11-07T08:01:41.163-06:00How dare? Professor Ban might ask herself the same...How dare? Professor Ban might ask herself the same question. Afterall, Professor Ban was the one who abandoned her students to substitute instructors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-71458725742512273012011-11-07T07:54:36.027-06:002011-11-07T07:54:36.027-06:00What is REALLY happening at SIU is that a small fr...What is REALLY happening at SIU is that a small fraction (about 20%) of the faculty are doing their utmost to destroy the institution's reputation as a place of scholarship and learning and replace it one of radicalism and adherence to extremism. I do not see the FA talking heads discussing THAT fact in public. How many times have you heard the FA acknowledge that there are entire Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com