It is sunny, and it is the weekend, so we must sing. The most important thing you can watch, though, is Robert Fisk on Iraq, and it is why I wish to emulate Robert Fisk, and I would rather be Robert Fisk than a professor. Axé.
October 4, 2010 Dear Colleague, As the media and University information sources have been reporting for months, LSU is fighting an intense but strategic battle to maintain reasonable funding levels and otherwise to deal with a major funding crisis. To date, much of the effort has gone into analysis of the budget and strategic discussions … More Please Write In Support of LSU and All Louisiana Universities
Donna Rhorer, a University of Louisiana at Monroe English professor and chairwoman of the FAC, said that during a meeting last week in Baton Rouge between UL System officials and FAC leaders, UL System President Randy Moffett indicated he did not plan to bring up the issue for a vote at the next UL System … More Monroe News-Star
I am in captivity until further notice, so all I can do is play songs. This song expresses the deep feelings I have for – ah – the University of California, let us say. La conscience historique n’est plus la même, jo jo jo-der. Axé.
There has been a coup, so we are playing classical music. Hasta mañana, o hasta siempre. Axé.
Vendrá la guerra, amor, y en el combate no habrá tregua ni freno para el canto sino poesía haciendo incontenible del cañon, de fusiles libertarios. Vendrá la guerra, amor, y en el combate nos fundiremos en las barricadas defendiendo las hordas criminales a punta de corazón, fuego y metralla cavando sudorosos el futuro en las … More NO PASARAN
To: All Faculty From: Z Re: Prioritization for “Reduction” Do not allow yourself to be manipulated. Do not allow yourself to be pitted against other faculty. Do not allow your department to be pitted against others. Respond with unity to any prioritization “surveys” which may have been sent to you as individuals. Axé.
Music for a weekend of grading, while the universities mutate and distribute themselves over crimes. I was just, finally, recovering from having my education stolen, so this is all quite ironic. I saw it all coming long ago, however, which does show that I am a good trend spotter. This is not enough satisfaction. I … More Fragile
Lately I have been exhilarated but today I am tired, and I miss my home in the city where the air is clear and dry and things are brown and dark green and red, or on the coast where things are white and teal and blue. Axé.
Jerry Lee Lewis was from Louisiana, too, and he could shake more than Bobby Jindal ever will, but we still have a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on. For the Mexican bicentennial, which is today, this blog has moved to a new phase. New understandings of Reeducation or of one’s relationship to Education will not be … More Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
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