AZ University students to protest cuts

by David Safier

University students at the state's three public universities plan to protest the budget options laid out last week by the Joint Legislative and Budget Council that call for cutting $243 million immediately from the state's higher education budget.

The hit to the University of Arizona would be $103 million, with further cuts coming in July 1.

The protests will be at each university campus from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Students at the University of Arizona will gather in front of the UA Memorial Student Union. Tommy Bruce, student body president, and Stephen Bieda III, president of the graduate and professional student organization, will speak.

Students are asked to wear black to signify the death of higher education in Arizona, according to a press release from Beida.