On Dec. 3, the Sacramento State Coalition, a student activist group, declared that higher education was dead. Mock memorial services were held. Fee increases were protested. Outrage was the word of the day. The anger seemed to be mostly directed at Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez, who can do nothing to change the situation we are currently in. A makeshift casket was left at Gonzalez’s office. It was full of slips of paper: short notes about students’ dissatisfaction with recent fee increases and faculty cuts. Gonzalez was not offended by this protest. Instead, he was pleased with how vocal students and faculty were. "Public higher education in California … will suffer if the state fails once again to fund us at adequate levels," Gonzalez said. "I applaud the students for making sure their voices are heard by the Legislature and governor."

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by State Hornet Staff, The State Hornet.

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