In this week’s readings, it dealt with the corruption of the University systems and how easy of a target students are when it comes to taking their money. Before reading, “A Tale of Two Campuses: Berkeley and Davis respond to Occupy movements” by Alan Markow, I believed University of California, Davis always had their students best interest at heart-- I was wrong. I was amazed about how the two Universities (Berkeley and Davis) responded in regards to the student protest about the rise in tuition costs. The two completely different responses revealed Davis’ true colors. When students at Berkeley protested the faculty took into consideration the issues they wanted to be fixed and actually listened, however, Davis had completely disregarded the issues of the students but rather talk about how the Occupy Movement are to blame for the expenses needed to fix their buildings. I’ve later came to realize that whistleblower is not only for businesses and corporations but also pertains to the education system. As colleges are becoming more corrupt year after year, it is the students right to speak up and expose the institutions for who they are, to better not only their college experience but upcoming students who enter four-year universities.
Question: When did the UC system start becoming such a scam?
References:
- Markow, A. (2011) A Tale of Two Campuses: Berkeley and Davis respond to Occupy movements. Retrieved from: https://ivn.us/2011/12/19/a-tale-of-two-campuses-berkeley-and-davis-respond-to-occupy-movements/
- Davis, Z. (2017) College is a Scam. Retrieved from: https://www.hercampus.com/school/desu/college-scam
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