Although an estimated 5,000 students, faculty and staff gathered on UC Berkeley’s Upper Sproul Plaza yesterday, participation in the UC systemwide faculty walkout was much lower across the other nine campuses. The walkout was held on the first day of instruction for eight of the campuses, which may have led to a lower turnout than was hoped for by organizers. But overall, many characterized the systemwide walkout as a success. Ilgiz Khisamov, a fifth-year senior at UC Irvine, said in an e-mail that the unity shown at the rally on his campus was "amazing, albeit rare." "Having 500 to 600 people in attendance and vocalizing their disapproval with state government and UC administration is simply amazing," he said. But due to the lack of publicity associated with the beginning of the quarter, many campuses were not able to draw crowds as large as those at UC Berkeley.

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by Javier Panzar, Kelly Strickland and Jolene Xie, The Daily Californian.

Posted: September 25th, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.