By Beatriz Fernandez
Published: September 29, 2009
Categorized in | Campus News
Beatriz Fernandez
Daily Titan Staff Writer
“They say furloughs, we say hell no!”
You could hear the chant throughout campus on Tuesday afternoon. Students united to speak against the furloughs that will be occurring this semester. The group of students walked around campus holding signs and yelling clever chants that opposed furloughs.
People stopped to see the students march by. Some scoffed and others cheered them on.
“I don’t think there’s enough people supporting it, but who am I to say anything; I’m not out there. It’s something I would consider doing. I want to get out of here sooner, because of the budget cuts,” Elizebeth Martinez, a health science major, said.
Steve Astire, a philosophy major, took part in the event.
“Cutting funding for schools allows for special interests to take over the school system. There are restrictions on hires. Restrictions are in line with the corporate model and public has no say. They target depressed areas because they want to control what’s being taught and what people think for their own private good,” Astire said.
Students felt the need to speak up about how the California school system is being affected by the budget cuts. It seems everyone is being affected by it, whether it’s school fees, furlough days or class availability.
“I think we’re affected because professors aren’t available. I have a big test today and my professor is not available. It’s affecting me,” Gabi Valdez, a public administration major said.
Kyle Bova, an alumni, summed up the issue by quoting John Lennon: “They hate you if you’re clever and they despise a fool.”
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In response to the comment about special interest groups taking over the higher-education system: this is not the reason for the budget cuts in the CSU. The CSU system was handed an unprecedented budget shortfall, causing the Board of Trustees to impose these measures to preserve the system. Had the mitigation measures such as the furloughs and fee increase not been implemented, the CSU would be in a far worse state than it is right now. While the students in the protest show their passion and disapproval of these changes, their efforts need to be taken to Sacramento where these decisions are made. It’s easy to jump on the bandwagon and protest for a day or two, but very few students actually follow through and continue expressing their views which is what we need.
If you are a full-price paying CSU (or UC) student, guess what? You are considered part of the ‘wealthy’ and must pay your fair share to participate in higher education. The increases in tuition and other fees doesn’t effect everyone.. many of your fellow students are getting grants and other support. Even the so-called ‘undocumented’ get a break.
What will happen is similar to what happens when taxes “on the rich” are raised… the rich go somewhere else. Can you imagine what will happen to the CSU and/or UC systems when there are no students attending that actually pay?? Yes, it can (and probably will) get worse.
And just how many students on grants or scholarships have been at school for more than the required amount of time?? They take up space and are cost you money and resources and should be “graduated”