June 2009
Twenty years later: slightly better rights
question: Then what’s the real issue concerning Gay teachers?
answer: The real issue here is discrimination. Will Gay teachers be judged as individuals, or by stereotypes? And what about Gay people as bus drivers, candystore clerks, and so forth? In the final analysis, a person who does a good job should not be denied his or her job or vocation because of some irrelevant criteria in his or her private life.
—Gay Rights National Lobby, 1981
Balancing the School Budget at the Expense of the Students
Most students know by now that, as a result of the global economic recession and Washington’s $8 billion deficit, Evergreen is facing the likelihood of a significant tuition hike, faculty, staff, and student employee layoffs, and other drastic measures to reduce expenses.
However, until May, it wasn’t clear where cuts would be felt the most. Even now, a lot of students are unaware of the impact budget cuts are going to have on their education, how the decisions are being made, and what alternatives we might envision as we begin to deal with the failure of a systemically flawed economy.
A Place for Political Theater in the Academic Environment
On June 3, the Mideast Solidarity Project (msp) held a panel discussion to explain the purpose of the May 13 checkpoint street theater and to answer questions, in light of the controversy that had stirred around it. One of the panelists was Evergreen faculty David Wolach, whose lecture is reproduced below, with minor edits.
Administration Attempting to Extend the Boundaries of Control Over Student Conduct
The Student Conduct Code Disappearing Task Force (dtf) presented its draft of the new Code on Wednesday, May 27th (week 9 of spring quarter) as part of their revision process.