UNCA’s Students for a Democratic Society spell out six points on the college and the economic crisis

Jason Sandford

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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 at Asheville, are justified in making certain demands of the administration, and that the university administration is responsible first and foremost to the students that it serves. We believe that this is at the core of what a public, liberal-arts university should always aspire to be.

2. We want transparency. We want to know exactly how the current economic crisis is going to effect our education at UNCA.

3. We want a moratorium on layoffs and pay-cuts to non-administrative personnel.

4. We want a curriculum that reflects the needs of the people.

5. We want an immediate tuition-freeze.

6. We want the Chancellor to sign a statement of her commitment to these points before a gathering of the press.