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Budget protest at UNLV

Written by Jelena

Thursday, 30 April 2009 12:46

Hundreds of students from UNLV, the College of Southern Nevada and Nevada State College staged a rally yesterday in opposition to proposed cuts to higher education. The "Las Vegas Review-Journal" cites Nevada State College student body president Ryan Crowell as saying Governor Jim Gibbons has failed education and the state. Facing a financial crunch, Gibbons wants to slash 36-percent of the state budget for higher education. UNLV could take as much as a 52-percent hit. During the rally at UNLV, students signed letters calling on legislators not to accept any cuts to education.

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