If No News Is Good News . . .

Here's some bad news (but good reporting!). The following articles appeared in Southwestern's award-winning college newspaper The Sun:

Controversy has followed Chopra
http://bit.ly/IBCV9

Issue date: 5/8/09 Section: News
By: Vanessa K. Nevarez

Chopra's unilateral reorganization is the last straw, he must resign

http://bit.ly/ZILbt

Issue date: 5/8/09 Section: Viewpoints

By: Sun Editorial Staff

SWC students, employees speak out about reorganization
http://bit.ly/2prH36

Issue date: 5/8/09 Section: News
By: Sean Campbell and Lindsay Leonelli

Faculty votes No Confidence in Chopra
http://bit.ly/2nsxEu

Issue date: 5/8/09 Section: News
By: Sean Campbell

SWC Foundation runs dry after consecutive fund raisers cancelled
http://bit.ly/2ejMwp

Issue date: 5/8/09 Section: News
By: Albert H. Fulcher

Five employees laid off as part of campus reorganization
http://bit.ly/L8Fcy

Issue date: 5/8/09 Section: News
By: Lyndsay Leonelli

College leadership, faculty worlds apart
http://bit.ly/ICLPS

Issue date: 12/25/08 Section: Viewpoints

By: Sun Editorial Staff

CSEA rally criticizes raise for president

Classified employees insist timing is bad during financial crisis
http://bit.ly/Wg3rH

Issue date: 12/25/08 Section: News

By: Gabriel Orendain-Necochea

Raising hackles

Faculty, students rip governing board for raising president's pay while cutting academics
http://bit.ly/1mTQl

Issue date: 12/25/08 Section: News
By: Vanessa K. Nevarez

Board extends Chopra's contract

Deal gives president another year, 7.9 percent raise
http://bit.ly/3s2qNh

Issue date: 12/5/08 Section: News
By: Sean Campbell and Vanessa K. Nevarez

In his own words
http://bit.ly/3dPLmH

Issue date: 12/5/08 Section: News

Southwestern College President Dr. Raj K. Chopra expressed surprise and anger that faculty and employees were criticizing his 7.9 percent, $14,931 a year raise and one-year contract extension. Following are excerpts from a brief but lively interview with Chopra on Nov. 25.

President denies plagiarism

Chopra apologizes for newsletter 'miscommunication'
http://bit.ly/10FpTy

Issue date: 12/5/08 Section: News
By: Lauren Manary

Employees express disapproval of Chopra's raise
http://bit.ly/hgyS4

Issue date: 12/5/08 Section: News
By: Gabriel Orendain-Necochea

High noon on Otay Lakes Road
http://bit.ly/mcuZ0

Issue date: 3/7/08 Section: Viewpoints

By: Sun Editorial Staff