Alef Esteban
Section 2
Week 4
A Tale of Two Campuses
After reading the article, it is clear that the reactions
from UC Davis were drastically different than that of UC Berkeley. My
impression is that all the UC schools are part of one system and new policies
that would be enacted are imposed in every school. The demographics in each
school greatly differ, but the goal remains the same: to educate the students.
UC Berkeley may have reacted the way they did because they knew from past
events that student movements have gained much attention and they did not want
to have the school at risk for a negative reputation. This gives prospective
students an incentive to attend UC Berkeley. It tells them that even if they
are middle class, they will receive assistance and they get equal attention as
the low-income students. On the other hand, UC Davis might not have enough
funding or cannot allocate money to fulfill the needs of the students. Even if
this happened, the protesting should not have resulted in damaging the
university. Students should realize that any additional costs they make the
university pay will result in their own tuition taking that hit. Aside from
this, the university should be able to come to a compromise with the students
concerning their needs and inform them on the progress of any new plans.
Question: If property was not damaged, would
UC Davis' reaction been different?
Source: http://www.atvn.org/sites/default/files/uploads/occupyucb.jpg
Movements happen at both universities and share the same goals,
but results can differ.
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