Neither Mogulof nor Sunshine could say why so many non-students were among those arrested.
Protesters damage Calif. university leader's home. The eight were arrested on suspicion of rioting and several other charges. "Most of what you have here are people from outside the university," Wendy Brown, co-chair of the Berkeley Faculty Association and a professor of political science, said in criticizing the violence.
BERKELEY, Calif. Dec 13, 2009— Demonstrations are against state funding cuts that have led to course cutbacks, faculty furloughs and sharp fee increases. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature cut spending for California's two public university systems by 20 percent to help balance the state's budget. Community colleges were cut about 8 percent.
The two incidents are the latest in a series of demonstrations in which students have taken over buildings at California State University and University of California campuses.
"I'm shocked that it happened," said Chengwin Saephanh, a sophomore bioengineering major who earlier participated in two peaceful classroom walkouts. "I'm pretty upset about the fees, but I don't know what the goals are of those who were at the house. I wouldn't go into anything violent, I just participate in the peaceful ones." Agnes Balla, a junior public health major, said she walked out of classes weeks ago and joined peaceful protests that united the campus community and brought attention to a serious problem.
"With this turn of events, that's not what's going on anymore. It's people retaliating against what's going on, and that's not going to bring change," Balla said. "I'm in support of bringing attention to this, but it's gone too far.
"Certainly an event like this doesn't go unnoticed," King said. "We endeavor to keep our people secure, not only for their sake but for the sake of everybody in the community."
"California will not tolerate any type of terrorism against any leaders, including educators," Schwarzenegger said in a statement. "Debate is the foundation of democracy and I encourage protesters to find peaceful and productive ways to express their opinions."
The UC system, with about 220,000 students, raised student fees 15 percent since January and plans another 15 percent increase. The CSU system, the nation's largest with 450,000 students, and the community college system also raised fees.
"Obviously, the faculty don't advocate for violence," said Alice Sunshine, spokeswoman for the California Faculty Association that represents most CSU professors. "We try to steer them into protests that express how to make things better, but I think some of the students are really angry."
"It's a big public issue for the entire state," Sunshine said. "There's wider interest than just the students themselves. The future of higher education in California is at stake."
Police ended the occupation of the campus's Wheeler Hall earlier Friday. They arrested 65 people inside on misdemeanor trespassing charges, including about 24 who were not students, Mogulof said. One person was arrested outside the hall on suspicion of inciting.
The two incidents are the latest in a series of demonstrations in which students have taken over buildings at California State University and University of California campuses.
"I'm shocked that it happened," said Chengwin Saephanh, a sophomore bioengineering major who earlier participated in two peaceful classroom walkouts. "I'm pretty upset about the fees, but I don't know what the goals are of those who were at the house. I wouldn't go into anything violent, I just participate in the peaceful ones." Agnes Balla, a junior public health major, said she walked out of classes weeks ago and joined peaceful protests that united the campus community and brought attention to a serious problem.
"With this turn of events, that's not what's going on anymore. It's people retaliating against what's going on, and that's not going to bring change," Balla said. "I'm in support of bringing attention to this, but it's gone too far.
"Certainly an event like this doesn't go unnoticed," King said. "We endeavor to keep our people secure, not only for their sake but for the sake of everybody in the community."
"California will not tolerate any type of terrorism against any leaders, including educators," Schwarzenegger said in a statement. "Debate is the foundation of democracy and I encourage protesters to find peaceful and productive ways to express their opinions."
The UC system, with about 220,000 students, raised student fees 15 percent since January and plans another 15 percent increase. The CSU system, the nation's largest with 450,000 students, and the community college system also raised fees.
"Obviously, the faculty don't advocate for violence," said Alice Sunshine, spokeswoman for the California Faculty Association that represents most CSU professors. "We try to steer them into protests that express how to make things better, but I think some of the students are really angry."
"It's a big public issue for the entire state," Sunshine said. "There's wider interest than just the students themselves. The future of higher education in California is at stake."
Police ended the occupation of the campus's Wheeler Hall earlier Friday. They arrested 65 people inside on misdemeanor trespassing charges, including about 24 who were not students, Mogulof said. One person was arrested outside the hall on suspicion of inciting.
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Cave Editor's Note: Follow the above link and see what corporate-government media wanted the populous to see ... violent protests vs their own facts of involvement by violent non-students
This is an example of:
GOVERNMENT PAID PROVOCATEURS
KEEPING THE ATTENTION ON VIOLENT PROTESTS and DISTRACTION FROM FROM THE CORE ISSUES
KEEPING THE ATTENTION ON VIOLENT PROTESTS and DISTRACTION FROM FROM THE CORE ISSUES
As I frequently say - read the whole article - especially the last couple paragraphs because that is where the government-corporate media sticks what they DON'T want the public to realize.
The government-corporate media is in the business of DISTRACTING the public from the looting and pillaging of our nation by globalist banksters and their multinational corporations.
The government-corporate media is in the business of DISTRACTING the public from the looting and pillaging of our nation by globalist banksters and their multinational corporations.
