Proposed Contract Bittersweet for Long-Suffering CUNY Employees
by DSkinner
After several (long) years without a contract, Professional Staff Congress (PSC)/CUNY has reached a tentative agreement with the powers that be at CUNY. The contract, which still remains to approved by both the PSC rank and file and the CUNY Board of Trustees, includes several important provisions which will affect GC students adjuncting at the colleges. The […]
Anger, Warnings, and Grim Talk at the GC Community Meeting / From Floppies to Flash Drives: The Future of Info Resources
by DSkinner
At the March 15 GC Community Meeting, billed as an open forum on recurring computing problems, Information Resources’ annum horribilis devolved into a GC-style theatrum absurdum. President Kelly opened with some optimistic remarks about the budget process in Albany (CUNY, it appears, may make it out of this cycle without further cuts), and then promptly turned the […]
The GC Bar: A Requiem
by DSkinner
Sadly, though not unpredictably, the GC Bar has closed. On March 17, Vice President of Student Affairs Matthew Schoengood sounded the death knell via an email: “Although we had hoped to provide this service on a trial basis through the end of Spring 2006 semester, it became apparent that this was not an economically feasible venture.” […]
A GC Bar? It’s True
by DSkinner
Beginning February 23, at 5pm the GC Foundation Lounge, next to the 365 Express, will magically morph into a full service bar, selling alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and “light snacks.” The bar will be open from 5 – 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the spring semester and, if business is good, may continue in the fall […]
