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Campuses on fire: students raise their voice in the US
Published: 05 March, 2010, 05:37
Edited: 07 March, 2010, 19:09
A student protester is blocked by police officers during a protest against an increase in student fees at the UCLA campus in Los Angeles AFP Photo / Mark Ralston
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College students on more than 100 campuses across the US have been protesting against cutbacks which have brought staff layoffs and hikes in tuition fees.
Public school students have also walked out over the budget cuts, which demonstrators say will mean poorer education, while limiting access to university for those with less money.
The youth anger is really building up all around the country, which is probably being underscored by most elected officials. Education of the future generations is even more important than innovations, yet the schools are being shut down, resulting in teachers losing their jobs.
No wonder students feel disenchanted. They walk out and speak out – and loudly. What they are demanding in a nutshell is "no more tuition hikes." They demand a tuition freeze and no more budget cuts; they do not want their services to be cut.
"I think that the crisis is a mistake of the banks and how they planned it, their bad planning," said one of the students. "We should not be paying for that."
Most importantly, what these students in the State of New York and around the country want is fair representation. They want to be a part of the decisions that are being made at the schools that they are paying tens of thousands of dollars to attend. Thy simply want their voices to be heard.
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Sincerely I sympathise with simple American students. They really are not guilty in the happened crisis. But the administration of the USA has put the hand to this crisis., also will not hear students, and it is a pity. After all students are the future the countries, but only all is vain. Wars which conducts the USA under a specious excuse, take away many financial assets. And to finish these wars administration of the USA, probably, does not plan, because, such actions support fear in the American society and immerse a society in the myths created сомой by administration of the USA. It is necessary to struggle for the right of a worthy life!
March 06, 2010, 13:57, avm wrote > Sincerely I sympathise with simple American students. They really are not guilty in the happened crisis. But the administration of the USA has put the hand to this crisis., also will not hear students, and it is a pity. After all students are the future the countries, but only all is vain. Wars which conducts the USA under a specious excuse, take away many financial assets. And to finish these wars administration of the USA, probably, does not plan, because, such actions support fear in the American society and immerse a society in the myths created сомой by administration of the USA. It is necessary to struggle for the right of a worthy life! ======================= Cold War and BALANCE of MAD were the happiest times here in the west with huge (in the millions) anti-war demonstration and at least 70% were pro-peace oriented, instead of accepting Mr.Gorbachov's glasnost and perestroika as a gesture of good will they interpreted it as a sign of Russian weakness and started proxy war against Russia. Vast majority of citizenry and students supports the wars and Police state which was implemented in all the countries belonging to Anglosphere. It will be interesting to see how the working class reacts when the realization sinks in that they are the biggest losers in the Cold War win, what globalization TRULY means to them and that those high-paying INDUSTRIAL jobs are gone for ever. The new-economy is SERVICE economy. I am glad my age won't allow me to witness that.