Student walkout draws hundreds

Anonymous

Wed Mar 17 2010 17:17

re: the photo used for this piece: Since when is education a 'human right'??

I see education hasn't helped this student.....

A modest proposal.

Fri Nov 27 2009 10:40

Kill the stupid and eat them. Feed the hungry and keep them on their toes!

Halle

Wed Nov 25 2009 15:40

I wonder how many people who whine over fee increases have iphones. Drink regularly. Smoke pot etc etc

Cut some of that and use it towards school if your education really means that much. Quit your whining.

Your name

Wed Nov 25 2009 15:35

@Apathykills

First off, I'd just like to point out that if you're going to make a post about higher education try to spell the majority of your words correctly.

Then I'd like to point out that Cal Poly is not for the privileged elite. We already have the more lax admission standards. It's as if they did decide to let EVERYONE who wants to go to college in. I see a lot of people walking around Cal Poly who should NOT be in college. I'm not referring to the low income people (fyi there are students loans and FAFSA so that argument of yours goes out the door), but I'm referring to the people who come to our school for an easy ride to a degree. The people who care more about the diploma than the actual education. The people who never read, always text in class, and whine about 4 pages papers. These are the people who don't want to pay more; they want it to be the continual gravy train.

HIGHER education is NOT a right. If you can't afford a few extra hundred bucks a quarter than figure something out. Buy less of the stuff you don't need. Take out a loan. Apply for the FAFSA. There are a million things you can do to make it work.

thats too liberal

Wed Nov 25 2009 14:19

@Apathy Kills Intellectually Bamboozled: i cant afford to go to school, but i still go. people who want to go to school will always find ways to go to school. protesting will not help when the state has no money. no money = fee hikes. even with the increase, you only pay for a third of your actual cost. also higher education is still in the reach of everyone. this is why the state subsidizes the ccc system(that's higher education). paying 26 per unit is not a lot. oh by the way next time you post, use spell check. independant is actually spelled independent

Apathy Kills: Intellectually Bamboozled

Tue Nov 24 2009 23:56

The walk out was an opportunity for Cal Poly students to show concern over our current cuts, and the future of higher education. Change does not happen over night, but rather over time. By the outcome we can see that many students are both concerned, and affected by the cuts. PLEASE REMEMBER THIS EVERYONE, THIS IS PART OF A MOVEMENT, WITH THE GOAL OF ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ***ALL*** NOT JUST THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY PRIVILEDGED. WE ALL KNOW COLLEGE HAS A PRICE, YET IF STUDENTS CANT AFFORD TO GET A COLLEGE EDUCATION WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR OUR STATE?. the budget cuts will most likely affect low income students, and students of color. I understand how some priviledged people might not understand the budget cuts are a form of instituional oppression, but it seems like these privilidged people always have something negative to say about people on welfare, or in prison. How about making higher education affordable so more people can get educated instead of living in the pits of oppression. DO SOME RESEARCH ON DEPENDANT AND INDEPENDANT ADULTS IN THIS STATE, AND THE LACK OF EDUCATION IS KEY....NO MATTER HOW U SAY, IT IS WRONG TO RESERVE HIGHER EDUCATION AS A PRIVILEDGE FOR THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY PRIVILEDGED!!!!.....peace to all, especially in this time of chaos, and economic uncertainty!!!

reality

Tue Nov 24 2009 02:55

@julio: that will not work because next budget year, the state already owes 11 billion.

Mike

Tue Nov 24 2009 02:45

An constant increase in tuition is not justified with the services that we are getting in return. In the business world we called inefficiency. Bonuses and high salaries do not reflected productivity on the contrary they reflect key people running the system with biases and politics to their own security.

money does not magically appear

Mon Nov 23 2009 16:17

@julio: hate to burst your bubble but that 1 billion dollars would not magically appear right away. liberals would not allow this bill to go through why? because that opens up off shore drilling. democrats will kill the bill if it includes off-shore drilling and republicans will not pass it because it is another tax. also the csu system will not have any advantage to it passing why you ask? because the uc system has priority when it comes to funding. just one uc school has a budget that is about the same size of the whole csu system. majority of the money would go to uc not csu. the remainder will be split up between ccc and csu. stop living in fantasy land. live in the real world.

aaron

Sun Nov 22 2009 21:56

Regardless of what the outcome of the walk is, the students who took the time to have their voices heard, made much more of a difference than those who just say whats the point.... Action and protest has changed so much in our country for the better. I think the walker should feel good about themselves because they are on record for wanting education to be within reach for all. Apathy which many of you are supporting is the root cause to our problems, we should be happy that teachers, staff, and students are fighting for a civil right, for without education democracy cannot live on.

Your name

Sun Nov 22 2009 16:02

basically they were throwing out ideas to create the illusion something will change sometime in the near future and to give the crowd something to cheer. throwing out figures for people like you to quote.

you're very naive Julio.

again, the walk out was just a chance for people to moan and groan over something that isn't going to change in order to make themselves feel a bit better.

Julio

Sun Nov 22 2009 15:47

hehe im glad u answered, well, when i went to the teach in, they mentioned a bill called AB656 which would allocate 1 billion dollars ton supplament funding to the 3 segments of higher-ed through a 9.9% oil extraction tax, thats money that would be available this year. So they werent just there, organizing a teach-in walk out for nothing, they were giving info on whats out there, solutions that we can support to help alleviate some of the damage that these cuts have done. The only way something like that is going to pass is if the community begins organizing together. But now i guess some of u are going to shoot that idea down too huh?

Your name

Sun Nov 22 2009 15:09

Hey guess what Julio. Walking out isn't doing much either. Nothing was accomplished by it except you can now pat yourself on the back and say "Hey I participated! I did something!"

But you really didn't as nothing will change. This isn't some CEO making a choice we don't agree with. This is the state being bankrupt and no walkout is going to change that.

Julio

Sat Nov 21 2009 21:36

I feel that what students did that day was exactly what was needed, which was to make a statement and empower the campus community to raise awareness and take action. Sure, nothing gets solved overnight, its going to take alot of work and commitment, but what did happen that day was that students along with faculty took a stand, and demanded that higher-education be properly funded, for everyone's benefit, whether they chose to support it or not. That being said, i feel it was a first great step for everyone who participated. There will always be those who choose to criticize, demean, and belittle actions like this, so I say let them continue going on facebook, blogs, and chatrooms, let them continue saying that its stupid, absurd, and dumb, let them continue doing exactly what it is they like doing....nothing. I would rather participate and take a stand, than to sit down and be complacent. So thanks to the organizers and students who participated, whether you supported it or not, im glad to see cal poly pomona finally be a part of a larger struggle for higher education.

bonds are loans

Sat Nov 21 2009 20:41

@Senior at Cal Poly: exactly you did not have a class. you could protest all you want, but it is not fair for students that do have classes to be told by a CFA employed professor to leave class early to protest. it cost me money. i dont think that it is fair to me and anyone else that pays to be told by a professor to leave early . it cost me about 30 dollars per class session. so if a professor thinks it is okay to ruin my education so they can protest, then they should reimburse the 30 dollars for that class session plus the cost of parking for that day. it is not fair when you think about it in monetary terms. these professors should be happy that they were not fired. also were are you going to allocate more money from. this state for the last 15 years has spent more money than it has. also does not help when people vote on 30 billion dollar bond(its a loan people) for high speed rail. this makes the state budget worse because now the state has to pay for this loan plus interest. you could blame prop 13 all you want, but if you want to allocate more money you also have to get rid of prop 98(passed on 1988) this allocate 40 % of the total budget to k-12 education. now if you see the problem with k-12, it is not a money issue. arizona spends less on k-12 and gets better results. now if you can allocate some of that money towards university level that would be good. but it wont happen. also higher education is not a right. only k-12 is.

Senior at Cal Poly

Sat Nov 21 2009 14:16

@ your name i went to the walk out and i didnt have a class during that time... i went because it is not right that we are getting increases and they are reducing our possibilities of class with furlough days also its getting harder and harder for us to register for classes and i have early registration we needed to get out and let our voices heard and if we sit back and do nothing things will remain the same and only get worse dont discourage people for standing up and letting their voices be heard but applaud them for standing up for what they feel is right !!

Alex

Sat Nov 21 2009 12:01

I hate that sign in the pic that says education is a right. Yeah, ever heard of elementary school and high school? That education we all get for free and most of us waste?

That part of education is a right. Going on to college for your optional degree is not. You want a BA? A MA? You better be willing to tighten your belt and make sacrifices. This is life. Like your name said, higher education is not a right.

Your name

Sat Nov 21 2009 11:59

Half those students left because it was an excuse to get out of class. Be realistic. If you held a rally on their time you'd probably be lucky to draw dozens.

Students need to stop complaining. The state is broke. Naturally our CSU system is going to be effected heavily. I would like them to cut top level benefits and useless programs like sports BEFORE they hit us in the pocketbook, but oh well.

HIGHER eduction is NOT a right!

Bronco Pride

Fri Nov 20 2009 15:35

Glad to see students and teachers getting together to help fight the budget cuts. There is money in the state budget we just have to prioritize where it goes.
One last thing, if there were not any furloughs we would be out more classes. That is a fact. We need to push our legislatures as a community in order to achieve success. Keep doing your thing Cal Poly!!!!

do your dam job

Fri Nov 20 2009 03:55

if furloughs were not enough to ruin my education. teachers now walk out during class. stop bitching about your pay cut and do your job. i am not paying the school to have teachers protest on my money, i am paying for them to teach.