Re: [OPE] [ECST] Police raids on research club

Thanks, this clarifies. Does look like a very bad situation. Please keep us posted.

Gary

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From: ope-bounces@lists.csuchico.edu [ope-bounces@lists.csuchico.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Cockshott [William.Cockshott@glasgow.ac.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 12:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [OPE] [ECST] Police raids on research club

It is very untypical and there has certainly been a lot fishy going on in the Uni. There has been a huge uproar over several topics:
1. The proposal to cut out a whole number of subjects : anthropology, modern languages, Slavonic studies, nursing, archaeology.
2. The attempt to greatly reduce academic representation on University court, and replace them with businessmen.
3. The closing down of the postgraduate student club and any staff common rooms.

Staff at union meetings have passed no confidence motions in the principle, and 200 professors and research staff have petitioned the Scottish government for democratic reform of the structure.

In response to the closure of the research club, the students reopened it a month or so ago, and were organising seminars etc again. The University gave the students no notice of eviction, just suddenly before midday helicopter appeared overhead with huge racket and noise, about 50 police, apparently with dogs went in and dragged people out of the research club.
You accuse me of dropping a bombshell, you have no idea how surprised staff and students of the University were at this.

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From: ope-bounces@lists.csuchico.edu [mailto:ope-bounces@lists.csuchico.edu] On Behalf Of Gary Mongiovi
Sent: 22 March 2011 16:18
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Subject: Re: [OPE] [ECST] Police raids on research club

I'm gonna need more details before I can form a judgment about this. On the basis of what has come over the list on the matter, I can draw no sensible inferences. Police typically do not raid academic institutions, with helicopter support no less, at the behest of a university administration that doesn't like the way a vote on education policy went.

If there's something going on, tell us what it is--don't drop an explosive sound-bite in our laps in hopes of provoking a hysterical reaction.

There is more than whiff of something fishy about this.

G

Gary Mongiovi, Co-Editor
Review of Political Economy
Economics & Finance Department
St John's University
Jamaica, NEW YORK 11439 (USA)

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From: ope-bounces@lists.csuchico.edu [ope-bounces@lists.csuchico.edu] On Behalf Of Paul [clyder@gn.apc.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 11:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [OPE] [ECST] Police raids on research club

University of Glasgow , management may be irate at having all the motions go
against them at the Senate on Friday, and on our winning support for a new
education bill to democratise the universities here.
See photos http://www.facebook.com/#!/pcockshott

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On Behalf Of Michael Perelman
Sent: 22 March 2011 14:40
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Subject: Re: [OPE] [ECST] Police raids on research club

Where?

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 6:42 AM, Paul <clyder@gn.apc.org> wrote:
> Huge police raid on the university going on at the moment, forcible
eviction
> of students from the postgradute student club, some injuries, helicopter
> overhead
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