My school sucks more than yours does.

In an interesting turn, a recent issue of the North Dakota State University paper "The Spectrum" has disappeared from shelves across the campus. And although the school publishes many more than are ever taken from the shelves, this issue disappeared: overnight.

To be certain it was the same issue that had an article on the recent "Obama Skit" that made reasonable and decent people around the world stand up collectively and shout WTF.

But there was another and more subversive part of this paper. "The Spectrum" published the wages of each and every employee of the university. This was cannon fodder for those seeking to shed some light on wage discrepancies of the categorically sexist institution. Myself and office mates shuddered and gaped at the difference between our male and female tenure track profs. We also shuddered at the cost of our coaches.

But apparently someone else did more than shudder. In the middle of the night, the powers that be engaged in an act of collective censorship.

Awwwww....but Chet, this is only speculative conspiracy theory.

No. The students here rarely read what they are assigned (I know, I teach them), and it is even rarer for them to seek out some good old timey publications. And especially when there exists one copy per 1.5 students (and that doesn't include the ones who would have failed/dropped by this time of the year)

This has not been a banner year for NDSU. Only last November The Chronicle of higher Education printed "At North Dakota State, Women Are Few and Far Between" By Robin Wilson; last week was the infamous Obama skit (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/28/national/main3978896.shtml); and finally the campus paper with both the Obama Skit story and salaries disappear.

This is my university.
There are many like it, but this one is mine.
This university is a good old boys network.
There will never be any effective change.
F*ck NDSU and f*ck the good old boys who run her.

FYI, female instructors make WAY less than their male counterparts (I'd give you a percentage, but the newspaper disappeared).
Department heads make upwards of 4 times the Tenure track Profs are paid.
I make 0$ a year and teach 12 credits (6 per semester).
I am so fired.