During the Day of Action on the Berkeley campus, protesters chanted, held signs, and handed out flyers detailing their opinions to passing students. This simple act of explaining to students what exactly they’re working for is vital to spread wider understanding. In a time when UC Regents are threatening to raise UC fees to over $22,000 a year, all UC students should be expressing themselves and making their opinions known. UC Davis students should strive to get more students involved, informed and interested… With a bigger following, UC Davis protesters could have the potential to attract as much press as UC Berkeley protestors, thus giving students more of a chance to garner attention and influence decision making. Protests can help inform students about the issues that are affecting them directly, specifically the current financial state of the UC system.

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by The Editorial Board, The California Aggie.

Posted: September 28th, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.