On Wednesday, a raucous protest interrupted a meeting of the president and regents of the University of California. Next Thursday, a walkout will bring picket lines, empty classrooms, closed offices and mass rallies from Berkeley to San Diego. What brings this assault on the calm of the world’s finest public university? Is it free speech? The Afghan war? No, the University of California is under assault of another kind. It is in grave danger from draconian budget cuts coming down from Sacramento and decisions made in the heat of the moment by the president’s office. In response, a broad coalition of professors, unions and students are banding together to defend the institution they love.

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by Richard Walker, The Oakland Tribune.

Posted: September 19th, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.