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California students take the lead in protesting funding cuts.(BEHIND the NEWS)
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University Business
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June 1, 2008
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- Herrmann, Michele
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HIGHER ED OFFICIALS IN California aren't the only ones worried about how Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed $1 billion cut will impact the state's three-tiered college system educationally and financially. Students have big concerns as well--and they have taken them to the streets.
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On May 19, students from California State University, the University of California, and California Community Colleges held the second of two planned "A Day of Action" protests by conducting "study-ins" outside the capitol and district offices across the state. The first rally occurred in April, with more than 2,000 students participating in events at their ...