"BAGS FULL of trash strewed in front of Wheeler Hall at UC Berkeley. Conference halls left damaged and in disarray in Kerr Hall at UC Santa Cruz. Classes canceled because of barricaded buildings.
All of this in the wake of students protesting the 32 percent tuition increase and budget cuts throughout the statewide university system.
The cause is most certainly worthy. The idea that fees will reach $10,000 a year per student is outrageous, especially to families who already struggle to pay college tuition. Programs and job positions at every university are being slashed, leaving students to wonder what their college education is really going to be worth. It's unfortunate, disappointing, outrageous — and students are rightly angry."