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Lying liars at UC Davis targeted by truth-seeking missile
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-ostertag/uc-davis-pepper-spray_b_1161409.htmlYesterday, Jerika finally got her meeting with the Chancellor, including the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor Fred Wood, Jerika, and myself (attending at Jerika's request). The administrators listened respectfully as Jerika explained what it was like to have no family, work two jobs, get straight A's, and worry that rising tuition costs would force her to drop out and spend years paying back loans on a degree she never received. She asked questions about university funding which the administrators did their best to answer.
The Chancellor wondered exactly what number in the vast university Jerika had been calling and why the messages had not made their way to her. Jerika replied that the number was listed as that of the Chancellor's office on the Chancellor's web page,. She said she spoken over and over with a woman named Allison. The Chancellor claimed that no Allison worked in her office.
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The next morning I called the number that appears so often in the 'previous calls' list on Jerika's cellphone. A woman named Allison answered, "Chancellor's office..."
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Lying liars at UC Davis targeted by truth-seeking missile (Original Post)
Fire Walk With Me
Dec 2011
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tabatha
(18,795 posts)1. Amazing story. Well done Jerika. You earned an A in determination as well.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)2. The rolls should be reversed. Jerika would make a better Chancellor
than the current office holder.
StarsInHerHair
(2,125 posts)3. yup, typical now
hvn_nbr_2
(6,481 posts)4. So did you tell "Allison" that the chancellor claims she doesn't exist? nt
abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)5. My cubies sister is on the panel that is reviewing
The whole pepper spray incident at UC. She is of the opinion that there will be some resignations.
Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)6. ...