Tuesday, February 08, 2005
You gotta' fight for your right etc
UC Students Protest Fees! How effective were they?
As part of the demonstration, the UC Students Association—the umbrella organization for all UC student governments—collected more than $200 million in fake checks from students across the UC system. The money represented debt they have incurred due to ballooning higher education fees.
So, if I wrote a fake check for $300 million, I would've outdone them all!
“Students aren’t going to take cuts lying down," said Matthew McFeeley, UCSA’s organizing director.
Yeah we are.
Though none of Berkeley’s delegation met directly with representatives, ASUC External Affairs Vice President Liz Hall considered the meetings successful.
“A lot of time the higher education staffers or legislative directors are more informed about UC issues and can have more influence,” she said.
Whatever you say, Lizziebabe
The majority of officials said they sympathized with concerns but were reluctant to commit to the proposals.
Legislators understand the issues presented and are doing as much as they can to bring funds to education, said Mufaddal Hotelwala, aide to Senator Tom Torlakson. Still, he said, it is powerful to have students come to the capital and tell their stories.
Translation: We don't really care.
As student officials held umbrellas and sang “It’s raining debt,” others threw fake checks on them, representing thousands of dollars of debt. Capitol police escorted the participating students out of the building.
Dude, those are real fake checks. You can't just throw them around. You have to show fake ID with them.
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