Wazzu Professor Makes $245,000 to Teach One Class

A professor at Washington State University is now making $245,000 for teaching one class, ironically about Karl Marx. Apparently Mr. Steven Hoch was hired as the WSU Provost, but was demoted after acting like a complete baby; getting into a physical fight with a WSU Vice President. Unfortunately, his contract with WSU states that he still must be paid 80% of his original salary, while other WSU history professors make less than $80,000 on average.

Despite the discrepancy, Hoch's colleagues seem to be full of praise for him. "He has a Ph.D. from Princeton, and he is a quite accomplished Russian historian, even though he has not been active for a time because he's been an administrator," Steve Kale, the interim chair of the history department told the AP.

Meanwhile colleges are having a hard time maintaining funding in the current economy. The UW, for example, is not accepting most new students for Spring Quarter. Someone needs to man up, stop hiding behind his contract, and take a paycut. Or better yet, quit.