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Cal State Fullerton students end 4-day sit-in over budget cuts
- 04-22-2011
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By Rick Rojas/Los Angeles Times
Sleeping bags offered little padding against the tile floors and, even at night, the blinding fluorescent lights never went off. Yet the Cal State Fullerton students who staged a four-day sit-in at an administration building on campus to protest budget cuts say the discomfort was worth it. They say they got what they wanted. The students met with university officials Thursday morning and negotiated into the early afternoon before the two sides reached an agreement. The students were bleary-eyed from nights with little sleep — and many complained of feeling a little ripe after days without a shower. They still had enough energy to cheer as Cal State Fullerton President Milton A. Gordon prepared to sign a letter called a "Statement in Defense of Public Education." (more...)
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