Anchor ads are not supported on this page.
Print Edition
Classifieds
Stories
Events
Contests
Music
Movies
Theater
Food
Life Events
Cannabis
April 17, 2024
April 10, 2024
April 2, 2024
March 27, 2024
March 20, 2024
March 13, 2024
March 6, 2024
February 28, 2024
February 21, 2024
February 14, 2024
February 7, 2024
January 31, 2024
Close
April 17, 2024
April 10, 2024
April 2, 2024
March 27, 2024
March 20, 2024
March 13, 2024
March 6, 2024
February 28, 2024
February 21, 2024
February 14, 2024
February 7, 2024
January 31, 2024
April 17, 2024
April 10, 2024
April 2, 2024
March 27, 2024
March 20, 2024
March 13, 2024
March 6, 2024
February 28, 2024
February 21, 2024
February 14, 2024
February 7, 2024
January 31, 2024
Close
Anchor ads are not supported on this page.
Southwestern College Votes for Pay Increases and Campaign Donation Cap
You can keep her! She was one of Chopra's biggest lapdogs. She and Valladolid sit on the board as if butter wouldn't melt in their mouths after presiding over all of the corruption and mismanagement Chopra and his cronies could foster. She's gotta go, and Valladolid needs to be following right behind her.— March 17, 2012 2:38 p.m.
Southwestern College Votes for Pay Increases and Campaign Donation Cap
A raise for the top admin, mind! The rank and file haven't had so much as COLA in over seven years, and the admin wants them to take a 4% pay cut!— March 17, 2012 2:35 p.m.
Southwestern College Votes for Pay Increases and Campaign Donation Cap
Amen!— March 17, 2012 2:34 p.m.
Public Records Suggest Southwestern College Used Public Funds Frivolously
"Truth BENDING Hurts," but then the SWC Admin and board do it enough that they're probably numb to it by now. I like how this obvious shill targets union leaders like Andy and Phil as forces of intimidation when the admin is rife with efforts to intimidate faculty, staff and STUDENTS. Hey Truthy Bender, what about sending four campus police to arrest students working for the Sun because they were checking out laptop computers to work on stories? Hey Truthy Bender, what about a UT ad by Jorge Dominguez claiming that no classes have been cut when students held a rally one year ago to protest draconian cuts of 400 plus sections? They were met by cops, too, and four faculty members, three of which are union leaders, ended up being suspended for joining them. And it's Andy and Phil who are intimidating people? November 3, make sure to come to work early and get your stuff. It'll be on the curb.— October 24, 2010 noon
Southwestern Suitors
#13, your "sugar muffin" remark tells us all we need to know about you. SWC is under attack, all right, from developers and their shills on the board and in the administration. Read the whole Save Our SWC blog, and the truth become apparent. And Founder, the candidates running against the incumbents have plenty of positive things to say. Two are educators and one is the former mayor of Chula Vista who now works for the Attorney General's office. When these three people speak about SWC, they actually discuss students and classes. In other words, they care about what goes on inside buildings, not just the buildings themselves. They want to reform the structure of the college, so it's first priority isn't cutting classes and suspending teachers, but developing programs and promoting a culture of mutual respect and collaboration. Go to a board meeting at SWC and count how many times the incumbents mention students or education. Ask anyone on campus why the Chopra administration spends $100,000 on a PR shill but fails to mention that the student paper, the Southwestern Sun has once again won national recognition for the work of its students, especially for their work exposing Chopra and the board for who they are. People out there are fighting for the future of the South Bay's only higher ed institution, and they will tell you to vote against the incumbents.— August 12, 2010 6:31 p.m.
Southwestern Suitors
"we should be concerned that the SWC teachers, who only teach a maximum of 15 hours per week for about 8 months" I agree that this is a real concern that these people who work a maximum of 15 hours for 8 months are calling themselves SWC teachers because at SWC, teachers actually have a 35 hour work week for all 10 months of the school year. This doesn't include grading, prep, committee work and other community activities and meeting. Teachers on the whole make an average of 20% below comparably degreed professionals and choose to do it to help the people of our community achieve their goals. And the public knows that teachers aren't the problem. It's fat cats who leech off taxpayers dollars and administrators who make over $100,000 a year. This includes Raj Chopra who makes $240,000 a year. It's board members who sleep with administrators and vote on their re-hire as independent consultants for hundreds of thousands a year. It's a cabal of leeches and carpet baggers who are more than willing to cut classes and services while hiring consultants and while wallowing in perks and kick backs. This is the truth, and anyone with any sense and ability to read knows it. For more on the failure of the current board and admin, head to http://saveourswc.blogspot.com/ for the facts.— August 12, 2010 3:53 p.m.