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Student protesters occupy campus building at CA C at Berkley

by Susan Marie Kovalinsky | November 20, 2009 at 09:13 am

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A day after students protested tuition and fee hikes of more than 30% at California colleges , an as yet undetermined number of protesters have occupied a campus building, Wheeler Hall, that houses the English department in Berkley, and police have been called in.
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C Berkeley students took over a campus building in protest this morning, a day after the University of California regents voted to raise tuition by 32 percent.
An undetermined number of protesters barricaded themselves at about 6 a.m. inside Wheeler Hall, which houses the English department.

Several demonstrators wearing bandannas opened a window, displayed a sign reading "32% Hike, 900 layoffs" with the word "Class" crossed out in red. They used a bullhorn to denounce the regents' decision and to rally support from a group of students chanting outside.

University and Berkeley police cordoned off the building, located just past Sather Gate, with yellow police tape.

Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgif=/c/a/2009/11/20/BA611ANSAB.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz0XQ5GkTTf

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YankeeJim

at 09:29 on November 20th, 2009

Go Bears, beat state government, beat the university administration, flog your parents into getting a grip on illegal immigration that is driving the state and nation into bankruptcy.

a211423

at 09:37 on November 20th, 2009

Oh dear, I hope this isn't 1964 and Sproule Hall all over again : (

I know the students are upset, and they should be, but I also realize the fiscal issues surrounding the U.C. system. Adminsitrators are faced with either raising fees or reducing classes and teachers that results in longer wait lists for classes and further reducing admissions. Reducing salaries of administration is a small portion of the budget and would not be enough savings to curb further measures. Its a no win situation, and I am sympathic to both sides of this argument.

It's a dilemma whose fate I would not want to have to decide. : (