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 March 4, 2010
| Time: | 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. |
| Description: | In response to a massive budget shortfall, slashing of funding for public education at all levels and skyrocketing college tuition costs, students and educators up and down the state of California have been mobilizing, culminating in a call for a day of action on March 4. At the University of Texas at Austin, various colleges and departments have been laying off staff and instructors, throwing UT employees to the wolves and reducing the quality of education despite a relatively shallow budget deficit. Next came news of a 8 percent tuition increase over the next two years - after tuition at UT has doubled over the last decade - and the closing of the beloved Cactus Cafe. Now Governor Rick Perry is demanding another $29 million cut from UT's budget. At the same time, Perry is bragging that the state of Texas has billions of dollars in surplus in his campaign ads.
Enough is enough! Students and educators shouldn't have to pay for the crisis that others created. On March 4, join a demonstration at UT to defend public education. Come out and demand: Stop the cuts and layoffs! Protect our education! Stop raising tuition! Save the Cactus! Equal benefits for all UT employees! |
| Location: | West Mall |
| Contact: | Dana L Cloud | 512-471-1947 |
| Sponsor: | Join the Impact (student org) |
| Admission: | Free |
| Categories: | Diversity, Everyone, Information Session, Lecture/talk, Lifestyle & Community |
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