Or are they merely demonstrating because they've been taught that students are supposed to demonstrate?
Sort of like a weird Marlon Brando spinoff: "Demonstrator without a cause"
Since Vieques got shut down and Roosey Roads Naval Statiion dried up (along with the all those civilian jobs and hundreds of million dollors/yr to the PR economy), they have to find some other institution to demonstrate against. Maybe they can shut down some more jobs on the eastern part of the island :)
I am under the impression is that the excuse (I mean, “reason”) for the forced (I mean, “overwhelmingly popular”) strike has something to do with budget issues affecting the UPR system, but I will defer to another Puerto Rico FReeper for a better explanation.
They’re protesting a cut in the budget of the university of around 100 million; and the misuse of the funds and money of it; meanig they’re giving themeselves formal tea parties instead of opening new course classes.