War of the Senates

   ASUCD apparently isn't the only campus governing body with drama around here. Recently the Academic Senate, which is composed of tenured faculty, issued a report stating that they "not only control instruction, by and large it is senate members who provide it as well." In response, the Academic Federation, composed of the nontenured faculty, fired back their own report, asserting that the Senate does not "control" instruction, nor do they do a majority of the teaching, as roughly half of the teaching positions are held by non-tenured staff. (Aggie article)
   More recently, the other day a member of the Academic Federation began a "no confidence" petition regarding the Chancellor. If 50 Federation members sign the petition it will be sent to the Senate for a majority vote. The petition is regarding an apparent lawsuit cover-up.
   A former Vice Chancellor, as Daviswiki says: "She was recently fired, subsequently threatened to sue, and was then given an interesting promotion that consists of a two year guaranteed salary with an annual increase of $20,000.00 [to 205,000.00 annually] with no requirement to perform any work (Which she has apparently fulfilled admirably, so far.) and a $50,000.00 payment to 'help her find new employment'." "The salary and transition payment alone add up to $460,000" (San Fransisco Chronicle). I wouldn't have known about this at all previous to today's Aggie article, except that I got an email over the summer from the Chancellor assuring me nothing dodgy was going on, and of course immediately became suspicious. Otherwise, however, Vanderhoef --or L-Vizzle as the ASUCD Senate likes to call him-- has been seemed pretty unshady, for example refusing to join Swords and Sandals until they started admitting women, and even then not joining them in their reindeer games.
   And furthermore, this Friday Vanderhoef will be addressing the public during his quarterly "Brown Bag Lunch." However, it will be held in a room that latinos refuse to enter. Oops.


In Other News: There was this energy drink that for a brief time was everywhere, called "Kabbalah." But now its disappeared completely. According to the Fast & Sleazy clerk, "people felt uncomfortable with the religious sounding name." It was my favourite energy drink while it was available, I hope they remarket it.


Latest in ASUCD: Advisor Michael Tucker and éminence grise Mark Champagne apparently got together and decided that the allegations that some Court members should not in office were crap and people should STFU about it.


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Previously on Emosnail
   Three Years Ago Today: Crowd Surfing in Keebler Hall - During a hardcore DMS show I become the second person ever to crowdsurf in that hall. I don't know if its been done since.
   Two Years Ago Yesterday: Drunken ASUCD Officers - "...our dear president was handcuffed to a bartender, and then I do believe she hit on me..." ALSO Case # 23 verdict.
   Two Years Ago Today: Rock the Casbah - Azver and his sister Fem-Azver come over and rock out with my roommate's Adrian & Jill as well as Kristy and I. Now Azver is gradumatated and rarely ventures out here from his distant lair in Sacramento. )=
   Year Ago Yesterday: Prepare to Abandon Ship - I declare my computer terminally shoddy. Also some sassy pictures of Kristy.