“Do you know what marching is?”
By Stephanie M. Lee February 14, 2008 | 1:51 am
Posted in: Academics and Administration
As John Garamendi spoke to a packed student audience at Wheeler Auditorium yesterday, the lieutenant governor’s old image of UC Berkeley–where he attended in the 1960s–sometimes seemed to be at odds with the new.
“Last night was pure Berkeley–fun stuff,” he said, referring to the Berkeley City Council meeting that drew protesters and media outlets from all over the nation. Then he asked how many in the audience had attended.
None of the attendees of Political Science 179 raised their hands.
Later, Garamendi encouraged his listeners to peacefully protest against potential student fee increases. The UC Board of Regents had discussed in January the possibility of raising student fees in response to proposed university budget cuts following California’s budget crisis.
“Do you know what marching is?” Garamendi asked. “Do you do that anymore here?”
Tags: Academics, garamendi, speaker
