Saturday, June 30, 2007

One of my favorite Mathur episodes

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YEARS AGO, after Dan Larios was selected as IVC president—but before he arrived on campus—the cunning Mr. Goo [aka Raghu P. Mathur, currently Chancellor of the SOCCCD], sensing an opportunity, busily constructed a document that listed IVC personnel and that drew yellow lines over the names of those employees whom Goo judged to be troublesome or unsavory. Essentially, it was a Mr. Goo “enemies list.”

When Larios arrived, at some point, the ignoble Goo presented himself to the new president and handed the document over to him, hoping the unsolicited “gift” would create a useful debt of gratitude. Some say that, at that moment, Mr. Goo genuflected and then tearfully implored, “In view of my extraordinary helpfulness, perhaps you would consider helping me to further my non-presidential administrative ambitions!” (Could be somebody just made that part up.)

Unfortunately for the Gooster, Larios was not a slimy and duplicitous rat-bastard, and so Goo’s gambit was about as useful as that damn seed that Onan spilled upon the ground. (I’ve been studying my Bible lately.)

I’m told that Larios still possesses the document (and, possibly, others possess copies). His peculiar and unfortunate sense of professionalism precludes surrendering it to those who share his low esteem of the Gooster and who might make good use of so perfect an artifact of rank Mathurian duplicity and weaselhood.

–From The ‘Vine, 7/28/98

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wouldn't raghu have kept a copy?

Would he share it if we asked/

Didn't Dean Howard once circulate a list of names of faculty, staff and students who had contributed $ to the opposition trustee campaign?

Or am I delusional?

Anonymous said...

Your skill with Photoshop is uncanny.

Anonymous said...

1:40, You are only partially delusional. Raghu will not share, unless there's something in it for him.

Waddya got?

Anonymous said...

Yes, HG did indeed walk around and show the list of political donors to people, including to those whose names were on it. A rather pathetic and transparent attempt to intimidate people; it didn't work. Very American.

What a sick place this district can be . . .

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