| I have had one crazy week of picketing, giving speeches, and occupying buildings. (But not getting arrested-- Was tempted, though. And may very well do so in the near future.)
I would love to give details about my experience, but I'm really exhausted and I have no time to blog. But here's a compilation of media coverage on the protests happening all over the University of California and beyond:
Nov. 20 at UC Berkeley
Video of Police Brutality at UCB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOI5l2_RghQ
KTVU -- Very good TV coverage -- Strong Images of Police Brutality http://www.ktvu.com/news/21674608/detail.html
The Daily Cal -- Good Article and Footage of Protest/Chanting in Rain http://www.dailycal.org/article/107612/wheeler_hall_occupation_ends_peacefully
San Francisco Chronicle - Good article
http://www2.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/20/BA611ANSAB.DTL
The Daily Cal- Great Photo Slideshow
http://www.dailycal.org/mediabox.php?id=415&type=slideshow
NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/us/21tuition.html?ref=us
Indybay.org coverage: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/20/18629379.php
Nov 18-20 Protests Throughout the State
UCLA Video Coverage (Check out poll: 79% of public are against fee hike!): http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7127527
UCLA Indymedia Coverage: http://la.indymedia.org/archives/display_by_id.php?feature_id=1906
CSU Fresno Library Study In: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/20/18629688.php
UCSC Occupation of Kerr Hall: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/20/18629398.php
UC Davis Protests after 52 Arrested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsX5oPkqjnk
UC Davis - Good Student TV coverage of Occupation (Side note: The reporter, Nicki Sun, is one of my former students! I'm so proud.): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWBa20tygk0
SF State Nov. 18 Action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=718K2LT5vU4
CNN coverage: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/21/california.student.protest/index.html
The protestors at the UC have received solidarity statements from all over the world. Today, in Vienna, a group of students marched to the US Embassy to protest the police violence on UC campuses. We're known in SPAIN, too. Not surprising, given that people are fighting for public education all over the world. This MAP shows universities in Europe that are currently being occupied.
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The UC STRIKE is beginning tomorrow, November 18! The biggest demonstrations are going to take place at UCLA (because that's where the UC Regents are meeting to vote on the proposed 32% tuition increase for undergraduates) and UC Berkeley (where the northern campuses are encouraged to gather). At Berkeley, tomorrow, there will be a rally at noon, and yours truly will be speaking. =)
Want more information on what this strike is about? Go HERE.
Show your support for public education! Come out and join in solidarity!
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| I've sent in all of my job applications. 25 positions, which isn't very many. I haven't checked the job listings in a while, so there may be more I could apply to. And post-docs, too. I'd like to get my number to at least 35. I suppose I could if I lowered my standards some more and applied to composition jobs with a 4-4 teaching load in the middle of nowhere. But if I'm not going to lower my standards when it comes to the men I date, there's no reason why I should when it comes to jobs I'm applying to.
Today I got my first response from a school asking for more materials. So at least I know I'm still in the running for ONE of these positions. Here's hoping for continued good news.
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| Every year on my birthday, I always do an unhealthy tally of things that I didn't have to deal with the year before. When I was 25, I got my first gray hair. At 26, my alcohol tolerance plummeted. At 27, that one gray hair decided to multiply to a point where I have too many to count. At 28, those fine lines at the corners of my eyes started showing up. In anticipation of my 29th birthday, my right shoulder has decided to start hurting inexplicably. I swear, if my boobs start sagging next year, I'm done.
But on the other hand, birthdays are also great for tallying all the strengths that I couldn't have claimed the year before. In this last year, I was able to give love another chance after having had my heart torn to shreds. I was able to bounce back even after that new chance proved to be disappointing as well. I went through my first stab at the academic job market and didn't let it destroy me. I taught my first upper division class, as well as my first lecture class of 200 students. I submitted an article for publication. I discovered that I'm a very effective public speaker. I discovered that I'm quite talented at political organizing. I had the joy of witnessing friends get married, start jobs, and start families. I witnessed my baby brother become a grown-up (almost). I learned to appreciate my parents in a way I never have before.
So yes, year 29, bring it on.
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| So one of the many annoying documents I have to prepare for applying to tenure track positions is something that serves as "evidence of teaching ability." I think this means that they want to see a sampling of my teaching evaluations.
I'm resisting the urge to include the two evals that said, in response to the question of whether or not the student had any additional comments or suggestions for the class, "You're cute," and "I like you ♥."
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