ASA 02 A01
Week 4
15 October 2017
Reading A Tale of Two Campuses: Berkeley and Davis respond to Occupy Movements really emphasized the stark differences between every UC school even though they are all under the same general program. Berkeley's response to the Occupy Movements was an informative update on the M-Cap, addressing the students' concerns well. On the other hand, Davis' response had just listed the custodial work that went into cleaning up the protests; in a way shaming the students for fighting for what they believed in. Because of this, I realized that the school I am attending, UC Davis, prioritizes money management much more than the students' well-being and satisfaction; that the costs of cleaning up Dutton Hall outweighed whether or not Davis students could afford the costs of tuition. Personally, these findings upset me because it verifies the business-model of universities that I had not noticed before. I already feel as though UC students struggle with having enough financial support to keep attending school, and as the prices gradually rise year by year, I wonder if the future generation of students will be struggling even more. As a first year student here, I hope not to run into a protest where Davis demonstrates the cruelty and lack of proper management as they did during the Pepper-Spray incident and Occupy movements.
Q: Why is it that colleges like Berkley and Davis have such sizable differences when it comes to student support/aid and yet they are of the same university system?
References:
Markow, A. (2011, December 22). A Tale of Two Campuses: Berkeley and Davis respond to Occupy movements. Retrieved October 14, 2017
Preston, K. (2013, January 25). [Digital Image]. Retrieved October 15, 2017, from https://attackthesystem.com/2013/01/25/the-corporatization-of-higher-education/
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