People or Profit?

President Yudof, what’s happening at UC today is not nearly as much about making up for a two-year budget shortfall of $800 million, as it is a struggle for the heart and soul of our great University.

This contest pits the twin values of access and excellence that have defined UC’s public service mission for 140 years against your new direction: ‘Profits over People.’

You are using the budget shortfall as an excuse to transform UC into just another mega-corporation with all the bloated executive salaries, jet set perks, showy new buildings and tough sacrifices by regular employees this change entails.

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From the Trenches: The Latest from UPTE-CWA Mobilization

Here’s a story worth reading. It looks like the media is starting to turn on Yudof. Note that if you go to the site you can vote for how the story makes you feel. I chose "furious" but on reflection, maybe I should have checked "thrilled"...
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Sunday NY Times Features "Rich" Man on Campus

In which President Yudof reveals that he doesn't know what "furlough" means...
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ABC News
UC students, staff protest budget cuts
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The Berkeley Daily Planet
Walkout, Rally Hailed as Rebirth of UC Activism
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Los Angeles Daily News
UCLA students and faculty protesting furloughs, layoffs and tuition hikes today
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Los Angeles Times
14 protesters arrested at UC regents meeting in San Francisco
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