CSUN students complain about A.S.’ lack of participation in protests
March 9, 2011
Students expressed their disappointment with Associated Students’ lack of public participation in CSUN’s March 2 protest against budget cuts during the senate session Tuesday. “I want to express my disgust, it was disheartening to see,” said Krystal Brooks, 21, history major, bef...
CSUN students demonstrate during March 2 Day of Action for Education
March 3, 2011
CSUN’s protest against budget cuts to California’s higher education incorporated lessons from last year’s demonstration. The idea of education as a human right drew mixed reactions from the student body in the day-long protest Wednesday. The Oviatt Library lawn served as anchor for the protest. From 10 a.m. until about 5 p.m., students, teachers and community membe...
Demonstrators voice concern for future CSU students
March 2, 2011
CSUN students protesting for March 2 Day of Action met up in front of the Oviatt Library after two groups split to march to the west and east side of the campus. The students are protesting increasing fee hikes and Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal to cut $500 million from education. Around 1...
LAPD and CSUN police out in force to monitor March 2 Day of Action protest
March 2, 2011
Hundreds of Los Angeles Police Department officers filled the F10 student parking lot on the northeast corner of Lindley Avenue and Lassen Street as a staging area for the March 2 protest against budget cuts and tuition increase. Gus Villanueva, Los Angeles Police Department public information officer...
CSU budget cuts protesters start marches on and around campus for Day of Action
March 2, 2011
The number of protesters gathering in front of the Oviatt Library began to gradually grow around 11:20 a.m. Students first began to gather in front of the library at 10:20 a.m. Bayramian Hall was one of the locations visited around this time by a group of protesters who passed by Admissions and Records ...
CSUN students will be protesting budget cuts and fee hikes on Wednesday
March 1, 2011
CSUN students are preparing to protest against budget cuts on Wednesday, March 2. The Activist Student Coalition (ASC) is organizing the Day of Action along with 13 other campus organizations that wish to further education. They plan to gather in front of the Oviatt Library at 10 a.m. and proceed...
CSUN students vent their frustrations about budget cuts at ‘Vocal Artillery’ open mic event
February 26, 2011
The Students for a Quality Education (SQE) creatively expressed their irritation with the $500 million proposed budget cut for the next school year by hosting an open mic night at the Chicana/o house on Thursday. The group encouraged the audience to participate in the campus protest against the...
