WALK OUT OF CLASS AND RALLY ON THE STEPS OF    BOYLAN HALL TO PROTEST THE TUITION HIKE!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29TH AT 3:00!!

Endorsers: CLAS Student Government, BC LGBTA, American Medical Students Association, BC Circle K, United Students League, BC Sustainability Club, BC Anti-War Coalition, BC Students for Global Justice

Make class visits! Tell your own classes! Speak with your teachers! Student Clubs: Become a Sponsor!

We are walking out in protest of the recently passed tuition hike. We know that the decision to implement the hike is now in the hands of Chancellor Goldstein and other top CUNY administrators. We need to send a clear message that we at Brooklyn College will not tolerate a tuition hike.

Why?

80% of the tuition hike goes to fill a gap in the state’s budget and does not go to improving our university! It is essentially a special tax for students, the very people to whom a $600 increase makes a huge difference! Can you afford it? Walkouts have worked before at CUNY!

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An ad hoc information site about the Budget Cuts

In it’s conception in 1847, CUNY’s mission has been to offer an affordable, high quality education to the people of NYC. But in August of 2008, $50.6 million was cut from CUNY’s proposed budget. In November, Governor Paterson announced cuts of $348 million to CUNY and SUNY, and proposed that CUNY tution would go up $600 dollars annually. Many courses are now being cut at CUNY and adjuncts are being laid off. These courses often include electives in many departments as well as ethnic and gender studies which are mostly taught by adjuncts. This threatens the foundations of CUNY’s mission, leaves many teachers out of work, and many students without the means for an education.

The purpose of this site is to provide up-to-date information on issues and events pertaining to the proposed budget cut and tuition raise on our city’s school system. As a student at Brooklyn College, I have began gathering the information I receive here to share it with other students

Initially, this site was intended to inform students at Brooklyn College and keep our community updated on issues and events. However, as this movement unfolds, I have begun to hear a need for a stronger relationship between students at all CUNY campuses. I hope that this website will be of use to any interested participants. Please follow the page headings on the right to find out more about the budget cut, and how you can help keep CUNY an affordable and quality university.