[SmithL]

Aw c'mon! This is Santa Cruz, and any hunger strike is doomed to failure as soon as the munchies kick in.

[Sir Gawain]

Twenty-four people whining makes the news?

[nufsed]

Maybe they’re on the Cindy Shehagan diet, fruit smoothies only.

[henkster]

You’re so right. The best thing for this hunger strike is, after about four or five hours, bring a bunch of pizzas and start eating in front of them. We’ll see how many of these pansy college kids have the discipline to stay in the ranks.

[Thud]

Given the cafeteria food there, they’re better off not eating.

[RC2]

It might do them well to go on a diet and start paying for themselves like the working stiffs do. Life isn’t fair and life isn’t free. They best get use to it.

[RobRoy]

>>”We’ve tried education, we’ve tried negotiation,” third-year Community Studies student Chelsea Long said. “This is our last tactic.” <<

HAHAHA!

Try getting a job.

This is gonna be an interesting depression. All the usual tactics will be tried and will fail. There are not that many americans alive that remember a time when the government simply could not solve your problems. You gotta do it yourself.

It may mean you don’t get everything you want. That’s life.

[Bob Buchholz]

Exactly what do you do with a degree in Latin-American studies, or African-American studies??

Do they teach you to say ‘You want fries with that?’ in Spanish and Ebonics?

[ponygirl]

Is this one of those “rolling” hunger strikes? Where person A goes without food for 8 hours (skips one or two meals), then rolls the hunger strike over to person B, who “starves” for 4 hours, then on to person C.... etc.? Ya gotta love that liberal sticktuitiveness.

[I_Like_Spam]

College students eat constantly, I can’t see them lasting much longer- its been almost a day.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

I spent my summers visiting Santa Cruz when Iwas growing up,I recently drove through the place, what a pit.....what happened??

[reaganaut1]

Patricia Zavella, chair of the Latin American and Latino Studies departments, said she agreed that students of color, who make up 75 percent of her students, would be adversely affected by the dean's proposed cuts.

What kinds of jobs are Latino Studies grads prepared for? My children will be "students of color" someday, since we are Asian Indian, but they had better study a real subject, like physics, biology, engineering, or economics.

[Red in Blue PA]

“This is our last tactic.”

Let’s hope so!

[Iron Munro]

"I would hope the administration respects students' rights to protest."

Absolutely!

Keep a hands off policy and let the whiners starve themselves.

[BlueNgold]

This is the problem with the public funding process - everyone has a special interest - everyone IS a special interest.

Cut the budget, make the hard choices ... Oh wait, not THAT line item...

[Oldpuppymax]

Well imagine that...Kalifornia give-away programs have something to do with “people of color.” Knock me over with a feather!

[VeniVidiVici]

Students of Color Collective, pledged not to take nourishment until a long list of demands is met.

This could actually be useful.

[Pilated]

These bright intelligent people do not understand the concept of out of money. When you are out of money you don’t do or have certain things, it’s very simple. These people throwing temper tantrums like a 3 year old wanting candy will not make money magically appear for them..... awwww isn’t that a shame.

[Tribune7]

What’s the over/under as to how long it last? Heck, don’t tell me. I’ll go with the under.

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[dead]

"They can't imagine how two people who have given such long-term instruction could just be cut like that,"

What part of "no mas dinero" are they having such difficulty grasping?

Should they even be in college if they can't wrap their brains around so simple a concept?