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Statewide rallies held to oppose cuts to higher education in California
- 03-03-2011
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By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC
Students at several Southern California universities took part Wednesday in a statewide day of protest against large proposed cuts to public higher education. If state lawmakers approve Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget, the University of California and the California State University systems would each endure half-billion dollar funding cuts. College administrators have made up for the cuts in recent years by raising student tuition. Cal State L.A. undergraduate Eduardo Ortiz said he joined a protest on his campus because those increases have forced him to juggle school work with two part-time jobs and two internships. (more...)
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