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San Francisco | Education & Student Activism | Front Page

Mon Nov 17 2008 Beginning of Actions to Protest Reductions in Services
SFSU Students Rally and Sleep In Against Budget Cuts At noon on Wednesday November 12, San Francisco State University students attended a meeting with the heads of campus departments to discuss the impact of budget cuts. $31.3 million was cut over the summer, and in early November another $66.3 million in cuts was announced. The administration plans to limit campus enrollments. The meeting spilled over into a rally, which led to actions that lasted all day and into the night, as students had an all-night sleep-in in the middle of campus. Reporter Luz Clemente says “SFSU, a commuter school, lacks a feeling of community and through the sleep-in students were able to establish bonds that are important in tackling these budget cuts." A new organization, United Against Budget Cuts, was initiated with this protest, and plans to keep together to continue the struggle for student rights.

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