"I am personally in favor of the change; however, my entire department is opposed to it."

"Nobody asked us. That's the only time we can get in the classrooms to fix computers, teaching stations, wire the classrooms, etc."

"That's the only time we can meet with our [special program] students because that's the only time they can't say they have classes scheduled."

"If this goes through, I won't be sponsoring the ---------- Club again. I'm too tired at the end of the day to stick around for a meeting--and I don't think any students would come then anyway."

"The District calls this an experiment. However, commonly accepted human rights conventions for scientific experiments require that human subjects participate willing and with full knowledge. Without their fully-informed and willing participation, people are not subjects; they are called victims."

"My department needs this change. Our waiting lists show that I can fill many sections of [a heavily impacted transfer course]."

"This 'limited experiment' is just the camel's nose under the tent."

"I represent the hundreds of thousands of students who want to be able to take courses for transfer at this time."

"Although the District says no one will be forced to teach during the 11 o'clock time slot, what choice do you have if you are one of our many part-timers who fly from college to college to get enough classes to feed themselves and their families? If your choice is between faculty governance activities and food on the table, is that really a choice?"

"It's the process that's wrong--the process!"

"If you want full buy-in from the people who have to make these kinds of changes work, you are going to have to change the process by which you make decisions. Bring people along willingly; don't drag them!"

"Why didn't you show us ahead of time the statistics you say prove the only time facilities are available is at 11am on Tuesday and Thursday? If you're right, together we could probably have figured out a way to make it work."

"Has anyone asked 'Why do we have to grow?'"

"So where is the survey of students showing they want courses at this time? Where is the survey of faculty who want to teach at this time?"

"The District's own research shows that the single most important criteria for student success is a student's connection to the institution. Now you want to take away the only free time students have to form those connections through club activities, student government, leisurely lunches with classmates, on-campus transfer institution visits, job fairs, entertainment, and one-on-one associations with their professors!"