This is just to soften them up for what's ahead when they become taxpayers. Get them used to tyranny, and the sheeple won't object.
The saddest part of all this is that the final "decision" on this subject (as well as most similar campus votes) will most likely be made by - at the most - ten percent of the student body. The "activist" population of the campus gets all the press, makes all the noise and decisions while the vast majority of the students just grind away at the curriculum until they get all the punches in the ticket to graduate. Then they get to try and get a job with all of the wonderful qualifications they've paid for, along with the socialist BS like this gem that the campus establishment wishes on them.
Almost makes me embarrassed to have even a marginal part in the process.