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Title: Students Hold Naked Rally on UC Davis Campus to Protest Tuition Hikes (w/ pic)
Post by: bijou on September 23, 2009, 04:16:02 PM
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A grassroots group of UC Davis undergraduate students held a 'naked' rally on UC Davis campus today, protesting the University of California's plans for massive tuition hikes and budget cuts. A dozen scantily-clad protestors, wearing little more than protest signs (but dressed within legal limits), urged students to participate in a UC-system-wide student, faculty and staff walkout and one-day strike on Thursday, Sept. 24th. Meanwhile, other protestors handed out literature and talked to passers-by.

"We're here protesting today because the University is stripping of our right to public education," said Sarah Raridon, undergraduate and organizer with the UC Davis Organizing Committee. "If we as students don't make our voices heard, the UC leadership will continue using the state fiscal crisis as an opportunity to impose a 'shock and awe' budget on our university. We refuse to let UC President Mark Yudof push high-quality public education out of reach for low-income California families." ...
link (http://newsblaze.com/story/20090922180042zzzz.nb/topstory.html)

(http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2009/09/22/20/3M23WALKOUT.embedded.prod_affiliate.4.JPG)
Title: Re: Students Hold Naked Rally on UC Davis Campus to Protest Tuition Hikes & Cuts
Post by: thundley4 on September 23, 2009, 04:18:11 PM
You could have saved me trouble of clicking the link and said there were no pictures there.  :hammer:

Title: Re: Students Hold Naked Rally on UC Davis Campus to Protest Tuition Hikes & Cuts
Post by: bijou on September 23, 2009, 04:24:34 PM
Quote from: thundley4 on September 23, 2009, 04:18:11 PM
You could have saved me trouble of clicking the link and said there were no pictures there.  :hammer:


Anything to help out a fellow CCer, pic is included!  :lmao:
Title: Re: Students Hold Naked Rally on UC Davis Campus to Protest Tuition Hikes & Cuts
Post by: JohnnyReb on September 23, 2009, 04:26:17 PM
Quote from: thundley4 on September 23, 2009, 04:18:11 PM
You could have saved me trouble of clicking the link and said there were no pictures there.  :hammer:



Well, you saved me the trouble.....and then I thought, "Well, it is California, home of Code Pink and Boobs not Bombs, etc.."
Title: Re: Students Hold Naked Rally on UC Davis Campus to Protest Tuition Hikes & Cuts
Post by: thundley4 on September 23, 2009, 04:30:46 PM
Quote from: bijou on September 23, 2009, 04:24:34 PM
Anything to help out a fellow CCer, pic is included!  :lmao:

SPORK ALERT !!!!!!! :lmao:
Title: Re: Students Hold Naked Rally on UC Davis Campus to Protest Tuition Hikes (w/ pic)
Post by: Odin's Hand on September 23, 2009, 04:45:16 PM
Didn't these same UC-Davis idiots attack a military recruiter a few years ago?
Title: Re: Students Hold Naked Rally on UC Davis Campus to Protest Tuition Hikes (w/ pic)
Post by: docstew on September 24, 2009, 04:07:35 AM
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University is stripping of our right to public education

I'm sorry, which amendment was this in?
Title: Re: Students Hold Naked Rally on UC Davis Campus to Protest Tuition Hikes (w/ pic)
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2009, 06:08:44 AM
 :picsneeded:

Just thought I would throw this out there :naughty:
Title: Re: Students Hold Naked Rally on UC Davis Campus to Protest Tuition Hikes (w/ pic)
Post by: nakedliberty on September 24, 2009, 01:59:15 PM
Quote from: docstew on September 24, 2009, 04:07:35 AM
I'm sorry, which amendment was this in?

What?  There's no "Entitlement" amendment?