Trying to Sue the U

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Fair Social Commentary on Problems in Higher Education around the US and World Today

Brace yourself for a wild ride through the murky depths of academia! This blog, "Trying to Sue the U," is a parody, a satirical fairy tale for adults (it's too scary for kids!) about one lecturer's fight to protect his civil rights - a battle that cost him his job and wages. Is this truth, or is this fiction? You be the judge! Join our Brave Little Lecturer as he navigates the treacherous bureaucratic maze, facing roadblock after roadblock. It's a rollercoaster of emotions, packed with sharp wit, humor, opinion, and fair comment about the corrupt underbelly of the ivory tower. This isn't a passive observer's tale - it's a war cry, a call to arms (a peaceful one, of course) against the self-declared elite who play by their own rules. Prepare to be outraged, inspired, and thoroughly entertained as the system's dirty secrets are laid bare for all to see. Disclaimer: The Brave Little Lecturer fully realizes and acknowledges that the other members of the cast might have very different opinions on the matter at hand! No malice here, just good ole satire about a matter of public interest. Any similarity between the names of the characters here and any real person living or dead, is purely coincidental -- and we can't imagine why any parent would give those names to children, anyway!

Time for a Quick Nap!

September 26, 2024

Don't know the cast members of this drama yet? Read about them here first ! Well, here we go, what’s this we see? The feckless Nokloo, can it be? But, hark! He’s there out in the field, Upon a pillow, looking keeled. It seems that he has grown so tired, Of being a joke and unadmired; So he has gone upon a break, For now, no useless notes to take. For, by the way, he loved to write, A lot of notes on paper bright. But these notes accomplished naught; For Nokloo always lost the plot. But maybe one time Nokloo’s right, And gives to us a real insight; Although it was by accident, For Nokloo’s brain is like cement. Let’s take a break, just for today; For soon we’ll be back in the fray! The Lecturer, so true and brave, Will make Small Campus to behave!

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September 16, 2024

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Chapter 5: The Justice System Up For Sale

September 16, 2024

Don't know the cast members of this drama yet? Read about them here first ! The "justice" system in the land, Is quite puffed up and oh-so-grand; We're told it's there for you and me, When we need help to a large degree. But this, dear friends, is nothing but a mythic tale, To find true justice here is harder than to find the Holy Grail! If you think the justice system's not a business, really reconsider, For it's a product up for sale, all to the highest bidder! Lady Justice likes to show a grand, impartial front, With care for truth and right – she acts so plain and blunt; Yet this is all a thin veneer, quite false and oh-so-fake, For she's not blind at all, but strongly on the take! An accurate depiction of Lady Justice Whenever someone seeks some help against the big and strong, To balance scales of justice, and to right the wrong; In their face the Lady Justice quickly slams the door, For she's not there for them at all; she's quite the ...

Chapter 4: The Tale of the Campus Gophers

September 16, 2024

Don't know the cast members of this drama yet? Read about them here first ! Next up in line of characters of which we must explain, Is a group, it seems, that really must have fluff instead of a brain. They run all over campus, looking ever self-important, But their only real accomplishment is making things discordant. These furry creatures are, indeed, the famous and unmatched, Campus Gophers tasked to run HR, to which they are attached. But they, though cute, have not one clue, of what they should be doing, They come to work and run all day; who knows what they’re pursuing? The furry Campus Gophers, who should protect our rights and needs, Can in the end give no assistance, leaving us out in the weeds. It’s true, we’d all do better, if the Gophers simply stayed in bed, These furry little creatures’ antics leave us hanging by a thread! But also it is true our campus gophers have it made, For all they have to do is show up, and they still get paid! For the rest of us must do o...

Time for a Coffee Break

September 13, 2024

Before we continue with our fable, It's time for coffee, if we're just able. You see, for faculty, it is tradition, Something that shouldn't raise suspicion. And here for this is an owl so cute, Smart, and wise, of great repute! Short and round, and fluffy too, A genius is he, through and through. He loves his coffee night and day, He'll drink it always, come what may. For thanks to coffee he loves to drink, He's smarter than any professor may think!

Chapter 3: The Tale of Sneaky Snake the Flattering Fool

September 09, 2024

Don't know the cast members of this drama yet? Read about them here first ! Sneaky Snake, of scheming nature, is quite the creature sly, He was born without a soul and with darkness in his eye. He had no sense of feeling, and his heart was truly cold, Though he was quite the fool, his goal was power, fierce and bold. He had no skills or merit, other than for scheming, Yet to be a campus ruler, Sneaky Snake was always dreaming. For as a campus ruler, he could act without a care, To wreak havoc left and right and make the faculty despair. At first, however, he did fail to join the campus leader lot, Back when wise administrators could clearly see his plot. So he attempted other jobs to make the people cower, But his skills were clearly lacking, and he never got to power. With wicked plans beyond compare, he kept along his path, He slowly worked on tactics, and then he checked the math; Until one day he was convinced that he’d hit on a winner, His laughter echoed through the night, ...

Chapter 2: Big Gopher and the Sneaky Snake Steal Hard-Earned Wages

September 03, 2024

Don't know the cast members of this drama yet? Read about them here first ! Sneaky Snake and Big Gopher feel no sorrow, They lie and they cheat like there's no tomorrow. Two cowardly marshmallows spewing forth bile, They play their game with a sinister smile. A moral compass is something that they're without, Any sense of decency they always manage to flout. For they thought sincerely they were wise old sages, When they stole the Brave Little Lecturer's wages! His wages he earned through sweat and strain, But now they were lost to university gain! And the gopher and snake, they had no remorse, For they love to torment the faculty workforce. With their ill-gotten-gains and not a care, No worry at all for a legal snare; Sneaky Snake and Big Gopher, telling bold lies, Slither and scurry off, laughing, with their prize. The Brave Little Lecturer, never deterred, Thought this ought not to be the last word. To Big Gopher he explained the policy and law, In hopes that Big ...