The Collegian Multimedia Sports The Collegian previews Rugby Club Team upcoming flicks like plays first official 'Amelia', Online game, page 7 Fresno State | Serving the campus since 1922 October 23, 2009 |Friday collegian.csufresno.edu Photos by Matt Weir/The Collegian ACTIVISTS WA LKOUT Hundreds of students came together at California State University, Fresno Wednesday afternoon to voice their opposition to the CSU's fee increases, furloughs and class cuts. Protesters rushed the hallways of buildings with megaphones, calling fellow students to join in. Students and facul- ty held a rally in the Peace Garden, sharing personal stories of hardships they faced in response to budget cuts at the university. At noon, an estimated 400 activists marched through the heart of the campus, spanning from McKee Fisk to the Music Building. The protest finished at the Henry Madden Library, where more than 80 activists staged a sit-in at the Haak Center, demanding to speak with university President John D. Welty. Eventually, Welty appeared at the Haak Center to listen to the group. He agreed to set up a meeting with students, scheduled for Nov. 3. See full story inside, Page 6 The Collegian That’s What the People Are Saying he Collegian is committed to publishing Tthe most important voice on campus -- yours. Please continue to send us letters to the editor and leave comments on our Web site, collegian.csufresno.edu. We want to hear you! OpinionOpinionPage 2 Opinion Editor, Haisten Willis • [email protected] • Friday, October 23, 2009 Web-Spe@k: The Walkout challenge every walk-outer to he feeling was amazing. To be caught “I educate themselves about the “Tup in such a large crowd, to be yell- big and monstrous problems of ‘education is not a right’ ing and waving signs and walking together the legacy progressivism and the in unity for something you care about... still modern left have bequeathed us.” ‘this ain’t over!’ feeling the afterglow.” ou can graduate from was part of the walk- “YFresno State for $25,000. “I out and I am very Students here have no right to proud to say that I was a ‘trivial’ ‘waste of time’ of ‘waste ‘get involved’ complain. It is dirt cheap to at- part of history. Students tend school here. Unless you live along with faculty have to in a Dumpster, there is no reason get involved and have to ‘It is dirt cheap to attend school here’ to complain about the cost of speak up for their rights!” tuition here.” ducation is a right until you hit 18 years of age. You can’t have more respect for the “E ‘amazing’ taxpayers of the great state expect a welfare system to take care “I of you cradle to grave.” of California (in their footing most of the cost of our univer- ‘respect’ sity system) than to participate y favorite part was when I in something as trivial as a “Mturned around, our march walkout.” had no end in sight!” first generation student’ generation first ‘ challenge’ ‘pride’ ‘aggressive’ ‘ asn’t Welty the one that o more cuts, no “Wincreased fees last year “Nmore fees, edu- after the students voted no?” cation should be free!” ‘I was a part of history’ Important work still ahead for students veryone that has to pay at the semester, so unless you have some to pay this expensive tuition. But the for crying out loud, how much money least a portion of their tuition special agreement with the offices at demand for education should not make are we losing out on by not selling beer Ehas been cringing in financial Joyal, tuition for this semester has sharp tuition hikes acceptable. The at football games? pain ever since the already been paid. CSU system falls in the realm of public Although these issues pertain massive fee increases That boring eco- education and as such, the price tag mostly to Fresno State, if the board of began. If your tuition nomics, or violent cannot match the value if it’s going to trustees has the power to raise fees by is not taken care of by weather class has remain affordable to the middle class. making huge cuts to university bud- financial aid or other- already been taken What students need to fight for gets, then they should also have the wise, you’re sure to be care of: you’re com- now is allocation, the statewide alloca- power to strongly advise each school to feeling the sting of the mitted to it now. tion of funds toward higher education tighten its belt elsewhere and allocate 32 percent fee increase. Walking out of and the allocation of funding within more money toward academics to pre- While these fee Caffeine drip classes that we have each university. At Fresno State, how vent future tuition hikes. increases are making already President John D.Welty it more important to DANIELA LOPEZ paid for to has agreed to meet with finish a degree not show the students to discuss con- only on time but maybe “big guys” cerns on Nov. 3 at noon even a semester early to save money, how mad we are makes as in the Peace Garden. The class cuts are simultaneously making much sense as buying a $2,336 hat students need to fight for now is alloca- CSU Board of Trustees’ this more difficult to do. These two TV and shoving it in your “Wtion, the statewide allocation of funds toward next meeting is scheduled issues combined make super seniors, garage because you don’t higher education and the allocation of funding within for Nov. 17-18. That will be like myself, flinch at the thought of not agree with television pro- the time to make our dis- graduating in May of 2010. gramming. each university.” satisfaction known. It’s Wednesday’s protest definitely The “big guys” in Fresno time we give the big guys shows some promising signs that stu- or even the folks in their a ring. dents are willing to fight for a change comfy California State of pace in university funding. And University Board of Trustees while it’s rather refreshing to see stu- offices have yet to be rattled by stu- efficiently are our existing resources dents talking about something other dents. We already paid for the damn being used within each department? COMMENT: The Collegian is a than beer pong or pop culture happen- thing so they know we’re eventually How much money is being spent on forum for student expression. ings like “balloon boy,” I’m not con- going to come back in from recess and things like Nike gear for the athletic C http://collegian.csufresno.edu vinced walking out of class is the right take a seat. More importantly, they department, having a high school on way to go about it. know many more people are eagerly campus, making massive construction First of all, we’re halfway through waiting to take our places and willing changes with the “Master Plan” and Letters to the Editor ([email protected]) Editor in Chief Brian Maxey Local Advertising Manager Lee Lawrence THE All letters submitted to The Collegian must not exceed News Editor Jakob Smith National Advertising Executive Landon Reda 250 words in length, must be type-written, and must be Features Editor Michelle Furnier Business Development Executive Mike Williams Collegian Arts & Entertainment Editor Danielle Gilbert accompanied by a full name and phone number to verify Sports Editor content. 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