UW Milwaukee students riot over education costs...

[candyman]

Story

Thursday’s rally to protest budget cuts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ended in 15 arrests and the detainment of the student government president.

As part of the National Day of Action for Education Rights, UW-Milwaukee students gathered to protest budget cuts and an alleged pay increase to UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago’s salary.

The UWM Education Rights Campaign, which consists of students and faculty, held a demonstration to present the chancellor with a petition to give up his alleged salary increase before making budget cuts and raising tuition by 3 percent, according to Michael Raspanti, UWM Education Rights Campaign spokesperson.

My favorite line in the whole deal...'“They said he was not available, but people saw him,” Raspanti said.'...yeah like totally! Who wants to go out to a protest against them when there are ice chunks and punches being thrown?

Yeah well I went just to see what would happen because I would also like lower tuition costs partly because they have some classes I would like to take...and because my friends go there and invited me. NOT a peaceful protest by any means. The first 5 minutes were ok but after the girl that was let in to talk to the president came out she yelled something and EVERYONE bum rushed the place. The snowballs were not, as the media would tell you, the biggest problem. People in the front got trampled, three ambulances arrived to take people away, and the doors probably need to be replaced.

For anyone else in the college system right now, or if you know someone, can you see this spreading? I mean with things in the condition that they are I hear many rumblings. My bartender told me that this will just be the start because it reminded her of things that occurred back when she was a student in the 60's. Also, fears or more riots aside, I just love how every college student feels that they own the world...that is the impression I got here and is also why I left the college system...at least the 4 year university shit.

[Simon Bar Sinister]

there were massive student protests in California this past week as well.

[candyman]

there were massive student protests in California this past week as well.

Yeah at first I blew those off as just a normal Cali thing...but after years in Wisconsin I have never seen the students do this...they usually just go away after their bid at power fails but this time the went the other direction...I was starting to walk away already but then all that happened.

[Saint Germain]

Last year We had here big rallys across the entire country.

Some students had occupied the lecture halls for weeks.

[Simon Bar Sinister]

Last year We had here big rallys across the entire country.

Some students had occupied the lecture halls for weeks.

we need to start doing that here. occupy the universities, the state capitals, Washington, D.C., etc.

[candyman]

we need to start doing that here. occupy the universities, the state capitals, Washington, D.C., etc.

Don't get college kids in on this...2% of them that would take part would actually know what is going on while the other 98% would be nothing but sheep ready to cause a shitstorm. People that have a clear idea of what they are doing can go nuts...but the college thing is just not even funny anymore...

[Saint Germain]

we need to start doing that here. occupy the universities, the state capitals, Washington, D.C., etc.

They had protested against the introduction of Master and Bachelor degrees and student fees.

Ironically, the students stand this time for remaining at the old education system.