My "activist" past comes back to haunt me. I think it's a pretty good article. And, for the most part, what I said is accurately reflected in the article. Talking to the reporter brought back a lot of memories. It's amazing how quickly time flies. It seems like the last time I attended one of those post-midnight meetings was only a few months ago. But, it's been more like two or three years.
Jonathan (the reporter) asked why the meetings stopped...why the push for public accountability stopped. And, frankly, I don't know. In my case, I just got tired of the whole thing. I joined the University Staff Association whenever it started up...1996 or 1997? I worked on the president's ad-hoc committee on staff compensation for at least two years. I worked on the Staff Council for about 3 years. And, I attended all but two or three of those post-midnight meetings with the custodians. Those went on for two years or so, first weekly, then every couple of weeks, then once a month. Until none of us had the energy to keep at it. It's a shame. But, I guess that's how life goes, eh?
One thing I really wish is that I'd kept better records of our meetings. I kept sporadic records and I actually ended up getting rid of most of my hand-written notes about six months ago. Ah well...
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