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Press Release: Students Still Occupy Wheeler Hall in Berkeley

Alison McDonald
Friday November 21, 2014 - 09:30:00 AM

Since Wednesday night, students, alumni, and community members have held the building of Wheeler Hall as a direct response to the undemocratic decision to yet again raise the fees required to receive what is supposed to be a quality education from what is supposed to be a public institution. Similar events fueled Occupy Cal years ago. Several demands have been made, and the demands are evolving with the movement, but at the core, students will not leave this building until fee hikes stop. Students at Davis, Riverside, and Santa Cruz are currently acting in solidarity, with more UCs to surely join in the coming days. Protestors are asking for donations of food, bedding, people who can come to Wheeler for any amount of time. For live updates, at this time #OccupyWheeler and #fightthehike are being used.