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DESCRIPTION:Coalition of students, workers, staff, and faculty at UC Santa Cruz 
 says:\n“NO CUTS NO HIKES NO LAYOFFS”\n\nWhen:	Thursday, May 28\n	Press 
 Conference: 	1:30\n	Speakers, Rally, and Dance Party:	2:00-5:00\n\nWhere: 
 Base of UC Santa Cruz Campus, High St and Bay St\n\nNew 
 UC:\n	no.cuts.ucsc.media@gmail.com\n	http://thenewuc.wordpress.com/\n\nStudent 
 of Color Collective: \n(for information about the hunger strike and SOCC 
 demands)\n	http://soccollective.wordpress.com/\n\nSanta Cruz—On Thursday, 
 May 28, students, staff, workers, and faculty alike will rally at the base 
 of the UC Santa Cruz campus to protest the unjust budget cuts made at UCSC. 
 While these cuts are no doubt part of the larger budget crisis in 
 California, the execution of budget reductions at UCSC and across the UC 
 system are unjust and discriminatory.  \n\nThe event is organized by the 
 New UC, a coalition that seeks to save quality of education in the UC from 
 regressive, belt-tightening attacks, to ensure universal access to 
 education, and to promote the freedom of thought in the university. In 
 response to the administration’s unilateral decision to cut Community 
 Studies department staff, Latin American Latina/o Studies professors, and 
 director positions at the American Indian Resource Center and the Women’s 
 Center, the New UC is calling for those concerned with the direction of 
 higher education in California to “Take the Base” and “Funk the 
 Cuts.”\n\nThursday’s rally is one of many events organized this week by 
 an assortment of coalitions who share a common cause. On Tuesday, members 
 of the Student of Color Collective (SOCC) began a hunger strike to protest 
 budget cuts to underserved communities. Yet again, budget cuts and 
 institutional policies are most affecting underserved and minoritized 
 communities. In solidarity and support of the hunger strikers and their 
 demands, the New UC is calling for those concerned by recent undemocratic 
 and discriminatory budget cuts to protest, declaring “No Cuts, No Hikes, 
 No Layoffs.” \n\nThis won’t be your average protest. In addition to a 
 diverse line-up of speakers, we’re putting the dance shoes on and getting 
 funky in the streets. Whether you come to hear student grievances, show 
 your support for the hunger strikers, or to get funky in the streets, this 
 event is not to be missed.\n\nIn recent months the UCSC community has been 
 tirelessly working to save the very attributes that make this university so 
 special and unique. While the three different groups holding actions this 
 week are employing different tactics, they stand united with common 
 concerns and the recognition that our community must engage in a critical 
 analysis and take action in order to gain a seat at the table. Too often 
 are stakeholders left out of the decision making process, and we think it 
 is no coincidence that those same disenfranchised stakeholders are the same 
 groups feeling the pains of budget cuts. \n\nThe crisis and cuts at the UC 
 are not merely a result of California’s wider budget crisis. The 
 University of California has seen repeat mismanagement of it’s budget, 
 including the executive payout scandal two years ago, when former UC 
 President Robert Dynes was discovered awarding hundreds of thousands of 
 dollars of executive gifts to administrators within the upper echelons of 
 the UC administration. While the UC has hired new president Mark Yudof with 
 a mandate to supposedly trim the fat from the administrative glut, a closer 
 look at the UC’s budgetary priority demonstrates a different story. \n 
 \nSome facts include:   (for more information, see attached document “UC 
 Education in Peril”\nSince 2002, undergraduate fees will have increased 
 over 117% 1,2\nSince 2002, graduate student fees will have increased over 
 130% 1,2\nUC claims State budget crisis translates to UC budget crisis, 
 yet:\n• State provides only 17% of UC budget—and only 4.9% of that is 
 being cut 3\n• UC President’s annual compensation of $842,0004 is over 
 twice that of the US President\n• Two new UC chancellors being paid 
 salaries 12% and 27% more than their predecessors 5\n\nMeanwhile, the 
 University of California has nearly $5.4 billion in unrestricted funds at 
 their disposal 6\n\nDemands:\n\nThe New UC demands democratic budget 
 allocations: Undergraduates, Graduate Students, and Workers Must Have A Say 
 In The Process!\n\nIn addition, we adopt the Student of Color 
 Collective’s demands:\n\nShort Term ( by the end of this quarter 
 09-10)\n\n•Hire full-time American Indian Resource Center and Women's 
 Center directors with student voice in open hiring process\n•Maintain 
 academic integrity and current structure of Community Studies Dept. by 
 keeping field study coordinators Mike Rotkin and Flor Marchetti and 
 Department Manager Penny Stinson and not merging the department into 
 Sociology.\n•Retain both Latin American and Latino Studies professors 
 Guillermo Delgado and Susan Jonas\n•Makes UCSC a sanctuary campus for 
 undocumented communities\n•UCSC openly and publicly support the state and 
 Federal DREAM Act\n•Permanent funding for Ethnic- Year-End Ceremonies 
 from college C.A.O.s and Provosts\n•Resource Center representative as 
 liaison between local tribes and UCSC in order to maintain respectable 
 relationships with local tribes\n•Support Family Student Housing in 
 receiving equitable rent for next year 09-10 funding (no rent 
 increase)\n•Fair transparent negotiations with workers and unions to 
 ensure equitable pay, working condition and representation\n•No 
 layoffs!\n•No worker deportations by ICE\n•Freeze on Budget Cuts over 
 the summer, while students are not present\n\n\nLong 
 Term:\n\n•Institutionalize scholarships and other resources for AB540 
 students\n•Access and affordability to higher education for 
 underrepresented communities- STOP STUDENT FEE HIKES!\n•Outreach and 
 retention of faculty and staff of color (including hiring a full-time 
 Counseling & Psychological Services staff of color)\n•Fill Asian American 
 “specialist” position for American Studies\n•Movement towards an 
 Ethnic Studies Program\n•Affordable and quality housing for under 
 resourced immigrant students\n•No cuts to Disability student 
 resources\n•No cuts to Rape Awareness Programs\n\n\n1. Office of 
 Strategic Communications, University of California Office of the President. 
 2003. Q&A on Student Fees, January. Accessed 21 May 2009 at 
 http://www.ucop.edu/news/factsheets/2002/student_fees.pdf. \n\n\n2. Office 
 of Strategic Communications, University of California Office of the 
 President. 2008. 2008–09 Student Fees, May. Accessed 21 May 2009 at 
 http://www.ucop.edu/ucal/news/budget/fee_fact_sheet08.pdf. \n\n3. 
 University Budget Office, University of California Office of the President. 
 2009–10 Budget for Current Operations: Budget Detail, p.18. Accessed 21 
 May 2009 at 
 http://www.ucop.edu/budget/rbudget/200910/2009-10BudgetforCurrentOperations-BudgetDetail.pdf. 
 \n\n4. Committees on Compensation and Educational Policy, the Regents of 
 the University of California. 2008. Appointment of, and Total Compensation 
 for, Mark G. Yudof as President of the University of California, March. 
 Accessed 21 May 2009 at 
 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/compensation/yudof0308.pdf. 
 \n\n5. Chea, Terence. 2009. UC raises fees by 9 percent, names new 
 chancellors. San Francisco Chronicle, 7 May. Accessed 21 May 2009 at 
 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/07/state/n131219D76.DTL. 
 \n\n6. University of California. 2008. Audited Financial Report: 2007–08. 
 Accessed 21 May 2009 at 
 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/finreports/index.php?file=/07-08/pdf/auditedstatements2008.pdf.\n 
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SUMMARY:UCSC coalition says No Cuts, No Hikes, No Layoffs
LOCATION:Base of UC Santa Cruz Campus, High St and Bay St\n
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