March in March

Originally posted on The Advocate's The Mangler blog.

Unless you have a midterm exam on Monday, jump on the (or any) bus to Sacramento.

The ASU and the United Faculty are working on getting 200 students from the district to travel to the state Capitol to protest budget cuts to California community colleges, and all students need to do whatever they can to attend.

With the exception of this year, it seems the legislature cuts from higher education, specifically community colleges, to balance the annual state budget and this year’s March in March demonstration is to show the strength, unity and number of community college students – who also happen to be voters.

Community colleges are the schools everyone loves but no one wants to fund. This is an event to show the elected officials why they should.

Therefore, take a day off of school and drive, carpool, take a bus up to capital and join with students from across the state and tell everyone our education is worth funding and saving.

(Editor’s note: Thank you to all the professors who are supporting the March in March and allowing their students to attend.)

bAbel.