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UCD students protest sports cuts today - Sacramento Sports - Kings, 49ers, Raiders, High School Sports | Sacramento Bee

UCD students protest sports cuts today - Sacramento Sports - Kings, 49ers, Raiders, High School Sports | Sacramento Bee

UCD students protest sports cuts today


UC Davis swim team member Pierce Hunter, 19, marches with other athletes on April 2 to protest proposed University of California budget cuts for athletics.
UC Davis students and parents upset by the university's decision to eliminate four sports teams are gathering this afternoon to protest with a march, a meeting and a speech by Olympic wrestler Dan Gable.
The meeting is aimed at allowing students and parents to discuss their concerns about the process the UC Davis administration used to decide how to cut the athletics budget. Many feel the process was flawed and hasty, resulting in unfair cuts. At the meeting, they will present alternative budget cuts that would allow UC Davi