U of O Watch mission, in the words of Foucault...

"One knows … that the university and in a general way, all teaching systems, which appear simply to disseminate knowledge, are made to maintain a certain social class in power; and to exclude the instruments of power of another social class. … It seems to me that the real political task in a society such as ours is to criticise the workings of institutions, which appear to be both neutral and independent; to criticise and attack them in such a manner that the political violence which has always exercised itself obscurely through them will be unmasked, so that one can fight against them." -- Foucault, debating Chomsky, 1971.

U of O Watch mission, in the words of Socrates...

"An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all." -- Socrates

video of president allan rock at work

Monday, November 10, 2008

Code of Conduct Needed at U of O

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Student activism crushed the Administration’s recent attempt to install a Student Code of Conduct: SEE LINK (video).
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At that time, some argued that an Executive Code of Conduct was needed because of the potential for abuse of power: SEE LINK.
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Recent and ongoing unethical abuse of power by U of O President Allan Rock is reported HERE (video).
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The aggressive and abusive treatment by a seasoned executive officer and former federal minister of a mild-mannered undergraduate student is inexcusable. Mr. Allan Rock appeared to have the clear intent to intimidate, with disproportionate use of force.
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In his “apology”, Rock went on to defame and blame the student: SEE LINK. The “apology” describes an event that is in sharp contrast to the voice recording.
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Bring on The Code!
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[Photo credit: University of Ottawa]
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Context of Thuggery:
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Thuggery in the Upper Administration
Thuggery in Physics
Department of Physics DTPC - video