Some things just pop out at you!
● CURIOUS CONTRACTS
Item 5.17 is Sept/Oct contracts, the ratification of which the Chancellor recommends. (See below.)
I’m not saying there’s anything hinky here. But each of these recommended contracts seems to me to be at least curious.
CATTLE FECES. For instance, looks like the Chancellor (et al.) wants to pay In-N-Out Burger nearly $10,000 for mobile units (two different days, evidently).
Gosh, that’s a lot of money. It oughta pay for one hell of a lot of burgers.
They’re not good for you, you know. It’s all that cattle feces. People who work around the killing floor like to say, "Eat sh*t and die."
Just sayin’.
APARTMENTS? How come we’re paying for "Heritage Point" apartments for foreign students? No doubt there’s a very good reason for this. Too bad perusing the agenda provides not a clue (aside from the factoid that the students are here “via a grant”).
I don't think Raghu and the board are into the democracy thing.
LET'S GET HONEY WEST. Looks like we’re paying one private investigator over $15,000 and another private investigator $20,000. That’s $35 K.
Gosh, what are they investigating? Not me, I hope. Inquiring minds wanna know. (Does anyone remember Honey West? God, I feel old.)
$60,000? Prima facie, it strikes me as odd that we’re paying “Greene & Associates” $60,000 just to be on the lookout for grants. But whaddoo I know. Does anybody know how this works?
But really. $60K, just to be sniffing out grants? Does John's brother work for Greene, is that it?
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● INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER
Item 5.9 is approval for expenses for scheduled Saddleback College and IVC guest speakers.
Each college is requesting money for one speaker. At IVC, a “college studies” instructor needs $2,500 to accommodate a California resident named Azim Khamisa.
According to Wikipedia, he’s an inspirational speaker. Doesn’t seem to be an academic. He hangs with the likes of Oprah, I think. You see 'im on TV.
At first, I wondered if Khamisa is some sort of New Age flake. Apparently not.
Speaking of New Age flakes (not Khamisa), I hear that Trustee Fuentes knows Werner Ehrhard’s brother. Maybe Tom could get est boy for us on the cheap!
12 comments:
Khamisa is an anti-death penalty activist.
Wow, that 1,250 per class! That must be SOME speaker!
I can't stand that inspirational crap. Barbara Ehrenreich has new book out about the dangers of positive thinking- check it out:
"Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking has Undermined America."
Khamisa might be a great guy, but he's not exactly a researcher, is he? Essentially, he's a self-help guy. He may be sincere, but I don't see why you'd invite such a person to a college classroom.
You invite such a person becasue you know him and you want him to have more money!
Come speak in my class, pal!
Thank the gods for Barbara Ehrenreich.
A breath of fresh air, always.
MAH
You mean I am not the only one who is thinking negative thoughts about the overly positive ones?
Awesome.
Alas, BS, you are far from alone.
Don't the colleges have employees whose specific job it is to "perform ongoing and continued monitoring and identification of federal, state and local grant and/or funding opportunities"? Why give $60,000 to a consultant to do the work of college staff? Anyone know?
This is all about giving moolah to FRIENDS.
Don't you guys get it?
Every board meeting is about giving MONEY or JOB or POWER to one's FRIENDS.
Don't you see the people lining up with BUCKETS?
JEEZ.
I love the Dear Miss Fortune in the sidebar - nice touch.
(The black background takes getting used to - I am still getting used to it. I'm not sure it works for me. Sorry.)
Hi Chunk. Are you paying attention to what is happening at Southwestern College in Chula Vista?
The Union-Tribune has a article on the faculty suspensions at Southwestern. Scary stuff.
(I love the blog but don't like the new dark format so much - respectfully submitted.)
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