Faculty wants their cake, to eat it too

 Students from California University campuses were left out in the hall, after a UC professor protest, Thursday. 

UC professors, with the support of their union bosses walked out on their classes to show that 
they didn't want anything to 
do with the new state 
mandated furloughs. 

The faculty were not actually protesting the fact that they had 
to take furloughs but that they couldn't choose to take them 
on days that they had classes. 

The mandated days off must be taken on days that they are either off-campus or only have office hours and no classes. 

A statement released by those involved in the protest said that they wanted to be able to take the furloughs on days they have classes. This doesn't seem to be a selfless idea of a resolution. 

Taking away even more class time from student, which is argued to be the best way for them to learn, would result in a huge negative hit to their experiences. 

Not only does taking furlough days on class days cut into the students well-being, but also shows the lack of respect and care these professor hold towards their students. 

A professor on campus solely for office hours is a professor being paid to do a whole lot of nothing. There is no reason that said professor cannot hold office hours on days that they are already on campus for classes. Being paid to sit in your office hoping for a student to come in with a question or sitting on their computers tweeting away is a waste of money. 

Forcing professors to take days off is a sad and inconvenient necessity right now. However, the institution of these furloughs has shined light on how UC facilities misuse of the state's time. 

The sad part of all of this is that professors are claiming that they only have the students best interest in mind and have convinced some students to support their efforts. Among those blindly following the facilities misguided steps is the University of California Associated Students who in a unanimous vote passed a resolution supporting the strike. 

Too much time is being spent trying to make faculty happy and not enough time is being spent to make sure that students are receiving the best education possible. After all students are the ones paying the bills and should be at the forefront of the states worries.