We Happy Few by Rolando Hinojosa

Author:Rolando Hinojosa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arte Público Press
Published: 2006-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

You guys hear about Charlie at the Faculty Senate? Wants us and the Council to approach the Regents about naming a hall for President Crowder.

That’s not a bad idea.

I think he’s grandstanding.

He’s not. Charlie Figueroa’s no hypocrite. Since Nick Crowder’s been here, we’ve gone from three raza profs to thirty-three in Liberal Arts, the sciences, and Math. That’s four a year, and with more on the way.

Aw, hell, you’ve always stood up to him.

Who’s him? Charlie or the President?

Both. Bryan Clack says …

Bryan Clack is a frustrated, troublemaking, time-server. He’s been an associate prof for seventeen years, and he’ll retire as one.

Talk about a drone.

You don’t know him as I do. You really don’t.

Clack’s Claque. There’s a bunch like that on every campus.

I’ll tell him you said that.

Do, Ruben. And while you’re at it, turn on your computer to Belken’s Web page and look up his vita. Some fifteen projects in progress, and half are twelve years old, and none published.

What are you, the campus cop?

And take this with you, tell him I said he’s an unproductive parasite.

Jesus Christ, David. I can’t.

No, you can’t. Was it your idea or Clack’s?

What are you talking about?

Criticism of Charlie Figueroa’s proposal, that’s what.

He said Chicanos should stick together.

So we’re his new project, are we?

Look, you’re the oldest one of us here, and we, I mean, I, I thought …

Excuse me, I have a class in about ten minutes.

Wait a minute, please.

Chuy, it’s a simple problem of arithmetic: you have an academic future, and Clack doesn’t. Now, you must excuse me.

What about the rest of you?

We’re leaving.

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