Second Round of Talks: Students Win Another Concession

On May 20, a second delegation of SDSers met with the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Dr. Bill Haggard, along with Dean of Students, Jackie McHargue, and Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Dr. Calvin Kelly (http://www.unca.edu/studentaffairs/OfficeVC.htm).  After roughly an hour and a half of talks, students won another concession with regard to budget transparency, [...]

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EMERGENCY DEMO: May 12th, 5pm – Downtown Asheville

“The massacre of civilians by the American forces is a crime that our people will never forget“
- Afghan student statement
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For Immediate Release:
Protest to be held at Asheville Federal Building against Massacre in Afghanistan and the Ongoing Occupation.
On May 12th at 5:00 PM at the Asheville Federal Building, Students for a Democratic Society will be leading [...]

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Photos from Education Rights Protest, 5/5/09

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Update on Education Rights Protest

These are only rough notes taken so far.  There will be a meeting tonight at 8:30 in the Highsmith Student Organization Suite to discuss our summation and plans to move forward. – Doug
There were nearly 100 students today who came out to protest against the administration cutting days out of the 2009-2010 academic calendar that [...]

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ACTION ALERT: Education Rights Demonstration – May 5 on the Quad

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2009
COALITION FOR EDUCATION RIGHTS
Demonstration to Be Held on UNCA Campus
On May 5, 2009

The Coalition for Education Rights at the University of North Carolina at Asheville will hold a demonstration on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 12:30 PM to approximately 2:00 PM. The Coalition is protesting the move by administration officials [...]

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SDS Fights Back Against the Economic Crisis at UNCA

After several months of investigation into our budgetary situation at UNCA, we met with Chancellor Anne Ponder to address students’ grievances against the administration.   The statement, What We Want & What We Believe was presented by our delegation of students and community members on May 1, International Workers Day.
At the last Board of Trustees meeting [...]

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Six Points on the Economic Crisis at UNC-Asheville

What We Want & What We Believe*
UNC-Asheville Students for a Democratic Society
www.unca.edu/sds | uncasds@gmail.com
1. We want a university that serves the people. We want a university that responds to the needs of the students, faculty, and staff.
We believe that in light of the current economic crisis, we, as students at the University of North Carolina [...]

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