MARINA, Calif. - On an early fall afternoon, the fog added a misty appeal to the campus of CSUMB Thursday. Known for it quite school setting, a few Marina residents, coupled with CSUMB staff and faculty used a furlough day to rally.
They chose to use the furlough day in solidarity to UC rallies as well as to teach CSUMB students what these cuts mean to them.
A few, like Sophomore Kimberly Amador seemed to have listened, "Our tuition has gone up and we have these furlough days, so we are paying more money to get less class time. We are supposed to be the future of America, but how are we supposed to be the future if we aren't even able to get a quality education."
"89% of your public safety employees, your police and fire fighters come from the CSU system, 87% of your teachers come through the CSU system, 57% of ag professional come through the CSU system," says Andrew Coile, President of the Employees Union at CSUMB.
"We know that people are striking today they are concerned about UC, but CSU is more affordable, but in the last year tuition went up 32%, since 2002 the CSU tuition has raised a 180%," said professor of liberal studies, Jennifer Colby.
Coile told KION that it all goes back to one location and one person who sees education as secondary. "Our governor does not appreciate the importance of education in California, so this governor just doesn't get the importance of education and unfortunately when the consequences really come to roost, he'll be long gone, he'll be back in Hollywood."
