[Excerpt] Students at six Cal State University campuses have vowed to
fast until university leaders agree to freeze tuition, roll back administrative
and executive salaries and meet other demands. Members of Students for Quality
Education said Friday that the hunger strike will begin Wednesday and involve
13 students at the Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Northridge,
Sacramento and San Bernardino campuses…
Cal State officials said Friday that no decisions have been
made on whether to intervene in the hunger strike. The students don't appear to
have a clear understanding of the issues, said spokesman Mike Uhlenkamp. For
example, campus presidents use state-provided housing or housing allowances for
properties in which to entertain and raise funds, and a tuition freeze would
mean turning away thousands more students, for which the system would probably
be equally criticized…
Full article from LA Now blog of LA Times 4-27-12 at http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/cal-state-students-announce-hunger-strike-at-six-campuses.html
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