UMass students call 2-day strike

Source: Boston Globe

AMHERST - Hundreds of students at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst yesterday briefly shut down the administration building and marched in the streets as part of a planned two-day strike to protest escalating fees and what they describe as a lackluster effort to recruit minorities.

Students also boycotted classes in a show of defiance against the administration, which they accuse of consistently ignoring their concerns. Student leaders are also calling for more control of the Campus Center and Student Union and a reduced police presence in residence halls.

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After a noon rally at the Student Union, students marched to the administration building, playing drums, trumpets, and cowbells and chanting: "Whose university? Our university!"

Students then surged into the main administration building, where they occupied the top two floors and camped outside the chancellor's office for more than an hour.

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Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2007/11/16/umass_students_call_2_day_strike/

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Looks like not all college students have forgotten the power of direct action. So far the administration has proposed meetings with student leaders, but more pressure will probably be required to guarantee change.

6% of all americans make over 97k a year...

Let's tax the rich

It would cost $25 billion a year to give everyone who wanted it a free ride at the public college of their choice. If we put an end to needless "overseas adventures" like Iraq and raised taxes on the rich only slightly, we could do it.