Sunday, September 16, 2012

Out of the Past: SOCCCD images/graphics

First, a couple of old Dissent covers. This one's from 2000.
"No rat bastards. Nope" it says

From early 1999. Our enduring love of cats is in evidence.

Remember Chancellor Cedric Sampson? He had a hell of a time trying to work with our board. He and I were friendly—he used to happily receive our newsletters—until Raghu and Co. decided to try to get me fired over those very newsletters. Sheesh. 

What did this mean? Nothing. It was simply ridiculous.

This probably meant something. That's Dorothy Fortune with her boy Cedric.

Sampson died in 2002. He was fired by the board in early 2001--he had been on leave owing to illness. The action came as a surprise to many. (I do believe he resided in San Juan C when he died. Trustee Wagner briefly mentioned Sampson's death during the Nov 2002 board meeting.)

I think this is from the opening of ATEP, c. 2007. That's Don Wagner with that space-mobile in the background.

This is from the same day, I think. That's Tracy Daly interviewing Supervisor Campbell.

You'll recall "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"

This is from c. 1997. Students Delilah Snell and Diep (Deb) Burbridge led the way in challenging IVC's president and then the district re violations of their First Amendment rights. (The two prevailed.)
They've both gone on to interesting careers. I do believe that Deb has a tenured position teaching biology at Long Beach City College. And Delilah is often in the news in connection with her store, The Road Less Traveled.

Delilah these days

That's Diane Oaks, looking fashionable, at the aforementioned ATEP opening

C. 2001, I guess

Raghu Mathur's famous $1,000 chair

From September, 2000

Future SOCCCD Chancellor (and current IVC President) Glenn Roquemore doesn't want anyone to remember this, but he got his start as an administrator by playin' along with the odious Raghu P. Mathur.


Next: an old sidebar graphic:

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Did Raghu take that chair with him or does Glen still have it?

Roy Bauer said...

I dunno what happened to that chair. But who'd want to sit in a chair that guy sat in?

Tȟašúŋke Witkó said...

Did you know?

Before coming to SOCCCD, Gary Poertner was President Cedric Sampson's business manager at College of the Redwoods.

Roy Bauer said...

Yes, indeed Poertner cited Sampson as one of his "mentors"

Unknown said...

so pinche serious i am!
thank you for this- you are wonderful!
delilah :)

hope to see you @ patchwork Roy so i can give you a hug!

Roy Bauer said...

I might just go!

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