Southwestern College may trim faculty to reduce costs

Please Attend the Meeting: Special Southwestern College Governing Board Meeting DATE: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 TIME: 6:30 p.m. LOCATION: Southwestern College, 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista 91910 Learning Resource Center, Room L238 North & South (L238 is In the Library complex)
— February 26, 2013 7:08 a.m.

Southwestern College may trim faculty to reduce costs

Here is the link to the music -- scroll down to get the chords: http://www.countryjoe.com/feelmus.htm You can hear the song on the same page or search for it -- it's also called the Vietnam Rag or the Vietnam Song. We can ask around if anyone can attend with a guitar. It is also easily sung a capella once you get the tune in your head. What a genius that Country Joe is!
— February 26, 2013 7:03 a.m.

Southwestern College may trim faculty to reduce costs

FIXIN’ TO BE FIRED RAG (sung to Country Joe MacDonald’s “Feelin’ Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag”) Well, listen hear friends, won’t you lend a hand / Southwestern needs your help again / We got ourselves in a terrible jam / Way down here in the Southland / We’re in the news, we got a hired gun / Layoff threats are so much fun! CHORUS And it’s one, two, three / What are we fightin’ for? / Don’t you see, we’re all fed up / Of havin’ our wages cut? / And it’s five, six, seven, / We might all lose our jobs / Well, there ain’t no cause to fuss and fret / Whoopie! We’re not fired…yet! Callin’ VPs, pack your bags / Come on down to the Promised Land! / These pesky cuts won’t hurt a bit / Cuz we’ve got a deal made to fit / You’ll receive an extra 25K, / And we’ll take it from the underlings’ pay! – Repeat chorus – Well, come on consultants across the land / There’s plenty of money to be had / Give the school your sage advice / Don’t worry none, you don’t hafta be right / Admin’s gonna pay you well / So they can send us all to hell / (In a handbasket!) – Repeat chorus – Oh, pish posh, all you faculty / Admin just needs more of your money / After that, they won’t take much more / You’ll be fine if you’d just plan to be poor / So sign away on the dotted line / Admin says we’ll be fine / (Wee Hah!) – Repeat chorus – Now all you students, keep your cool / Admin needs your help too / Classes cut, don’t say a thing / Just think of all the dough you’ll bring / To subsidize the VIPs / And line the pockets of corrupt trustees – Repeat chorus – Come on taxpayers, pay the fees / Send your kids to SWC! / And all you vets and returning folks / You can’t find classes, well, there’s the joke / Lay off teachers, we won’t be fools / We just won’t have no school! / (No school!) – Repeat chorus –
— February 25, 2013 8:02 a.m.

Southwestern College may trim faculty to reduce costs

Duped is right, as well as manipulated and lied to. Here's the thing: SWC has been mismanaged for a very long time and criminal minds have taken advantage of the mismanagement. (What makes anyone think all of them have been found out? And where's the money? How much is missing, misspent or piddled away on 1 manager per 7 workers?) The upshot is that the workers are being expected -- no -- commanded to pay for years of abuse, neglect, and legal infractions incurred by same. Solution: Beg San Diego Community College District to absorb our sorry behinds. At least then the people of Chula Vista can sleep at night knowing their children and friends are going to be able to reach their goals without being distracted daily by management's insane approach to running a school as if it were a war zone.
— February 21, 2013 3:22 p.m.