Also, it may not be appropriate for someone who accepts a paycheck from the University (and probably also enjoys the University's highly subsidized health insurance options, well-funded pension, vacation pay, sick leave, and due process hiring/promotion/grievance/firing rights), to criticize his own employer in public. Were Mr. True in private industry, he could be fired for this, and perhaps rightly so. At some point, you have to decide whether you're on the team or not. Petitions, hunger strikes, and things like that can harm the team. It's irrational for the University to be paying students and employees who spend so much time fighting against the University. Let these people air their criticisms in constructive ways, or go study and work elsewhere.

oh yeah, the university is a groovy place to work. entering clericals make barely enough to live on and god forbid you try and take care of a family on it. highly subsidized insurance is becoming more expensive especially for those employees who haven't had a real raise in years but who are also shouldering parking passes to the tune of $900 year etc etc. Quit with condescending attitude dude. Just cause issues at the university are not your cup of tea it's rather rude to tell others that issues that interest them are to processed in a more appropriate manner (would that be high tea?) or they should go work or study elsewhere. That;s a novel approach to change there@! Here's a new bumper sticker for you....UCSC LOVE IT or LEAVE it! Got a nice ring to it, huh?