As you may or may not know, the UC Board of Regents, an unelected body that governs the UC system without any oversight by the people of California, voted on Thursday to increase student fees by 32% (15% for spring quarter and an additional 15% next year). In protest to the fee increase and a variety of other serious problems facing the UC community and public education in California as a whole, students have occupied school buildings throughout the state.
Below the fold is a press release from UC Santa Cruz students currently occupying Kerr Hall and Kresge Town Hall.
[Cross posted on DailyKos]
I, like numerous others, was extremely disheartened by John Edwards dropping out of the Presidential race. The issues he brought forth were so crucial and so in line with my ideals that I was willing to spend my winter vacation in below freezing Iowa rather than at home in California. John Edwards has stayed true to his goal of giving a voice to those who have none and I do not believe he should stop now, instead he should challenge Sen. Elizabeth Dole for the North Carolina Senate seat.
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