The Bite Back

Four Political Science students at SFSU share their stories of their shrinking course catalog, faculty, and what they've been doing as a united departmental union, the PoliGators, to resist the cuts to their department.Host — Cole FowlerGuests — Vi Lee, Erik S., Diego Huerta, & GwenProducers — Cole FowlerEditor — Natasha LinhAudio Engineer — Cloud WangRecorded at KSFS, San Francisco State University Find us on Instagram (our handle changed) @bitebackpodFollow the SFSU Student Union on IG and Substack @sfsustudentunionFollow the PoliGators on IG @poligators_sfsu

Clarissa and Elijah from the School of Dance talk about organizing a walkout, bargaining with the Dean of Liberal & Creative Arts, and bringing technique back to their curriculum.CREDITSHost — Cole FowlerGuests — Clarissa Saunders & Elijah Su from Student Dance UnionProducers — Cole Fowler & Natasha LinhEditor — Natasha LinhAudio Engineer — Cloud WangRecorded at KSFSFollow 'The Bite Back' on InstagramFollow SFSU Student Union on Instagram and Substack

Two English students behind Student Union's first general assembly discuss the five demands to be voted on by SFSU students this Thursday.CREDITSHost — Cole FowlerGuests — Japneet & RueProducer — Cole FowlerEditor — Natasha LinhAudio Engineer — Cloud WangRecorded at KSFSFollow 'The Bite Back' on InstagramFollow SFSU Student Union on Instagram and Substack

Students from the SFSU School of Dance discuss the dire state of their department—left with a single tenured faculty member and no technique or performance-based curriculum— and their efforts to help fellow classmates find community, shared struggle, and collective power in their fight against the increasingly dire state of their department.CREDITSGuests — Clarissa Saunders & Elijah Su from Student Dance UnionProducers — Cole Fowler & Natasha LinhEditor — Natasha LinhAudio Engineer — Cloud WangRecording facilities provided by KSFSFollow 'The Bite Back' on InstagramFollow SFSU Student Union on Instagram and SubstackFollow Student Dance Union on Instagram

Organizing leaders ('stewards') from the philosophy, English, and political science departments at SFSU's College of Liberal & Creative Arts share effective ways to get your classmates involved in the movement, no matter their organizing capacity. Follow us on InstagramSubscribe to our SubstackConnect with 'Save SFSU English'New member? Fill out our intake form

Second-year philosophy student and longtime union member Sohrab Ford gives listeners a rundown of the SFSU Student Union's new departmental mobilization strategy and how to begin organizing in your departments, housing communities, and other sites of struggle.CREDITSHosts — Cole Fowler & Mia TorresProducers — Cole Fowler & Mia TorresAudio Engineer — RJ PehlingPostproduction Editor — RJ PehlingRecorded at — KSFS Radio, San Francisco State UniversityLINKSFollow us on InstagramSubscribe to our Substack