Monthly Archives: February 2012

March 1st Walkout and Day of Action!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by ucsdfac

In solidarity with the international day of action for education happening worldwide, the Public Education Coalition of UCSD has called for a walkout and day of action for students and faculty. Student organizers are encouraging faculty to talk about the … Continue reading →

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Post-”Compton Cookout” UCSD: Jorge Mariscal reflects on what has (not) changed

Posted on February 28, 2012 by ucsdfac

The following is reproduced from the UCSD Guardian: Two Years Later, UCSD Still Has Much to Learn from Student Struggles By Jorge Mariscal Department of Literature “No great victories are won in a war for transformation…without total participation. Less than … Continue reading →

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Division I? Not Now: A Student’s Perspective

Posted on February 5, 2012 by ucsdfac

[The following was posted on by UCSD student Kevin Quirolo on Facebook on February 1, 2012] A new referendum proposing to fund Division 1 sports with student fees will be open to vote between February 27 and March 9th. The referendum will … Continue reading →

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Reclaim UCSD: Booklet on the Budget Cuts

Posted on February 5, 2012 by ucsdfac

UCSD students associated with Reclaim UCSD have written up a Booklet on the Budget Cuts and have made it broadly available at the following URL: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B6eJDAEDSjt-NTRmMGY4MWItM2I4Yy00MGE1LTg4MDktZTczYTJiNjI1Yzcz&hl=en_US  

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