Berkeley, redux

[marmar]

via MichaelMoore.com:



March 4th, 2010 9:05 PM
Rowdy protesters target funding cuts at US campuses

By Terence Chea / Associated Press


BERKELEY, Calif. – Students staged raucous rallies on nationwide college campuses Thursday in protests against deep education cuts that turned violent as demonstrators threw punches and ice chunks in Wisconsin and blocked university gates and smashed car windows in California.

At least 15 protesters were arrested by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police after as many as 150 students gathered at the student union then moved to an administrative building to deliver petitions to the school chancellor.

A woman who was allowed to go inside encouraged protesters to rush the building after she emerged, university spokesman Tom Luljak said.

No serious injuries were reported in the melee that followed.

"We have no problem with a protest," Luljak said. "We do have a serious problem when individuals decide to become violent." ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latest-news/rowdy-protesters-target-funding-cuts-us-campuses

[BrklynLiberal]

1. I hope this awakens a sleeping giant...

[Juneboarder]

2. I hope so too

But I fear we'll need much more protesting to awaken the giant... :(

[bluestateguy]

3. Cut tuition and cut fees

That will stimulate so much demand and so much economic activity that revenues will actually increase.