Demonstrators Hold Funeral-Themed Protestagainst Budget Cuts - Cristian Macavei, Daily Californian

Dozens of UC Berkeley students, faculty and staff gathered in front of Sproul Hall for the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday to mourn the "death of public education" and its impact on minority students at the university. Members of Berkeley Students Against the Cuts, university employee unions and other members of the campus community marched from Upper Sproul Plaza to California Hall where they enacted a funeral for those affected by university budget cuts. Organizers said the funeral motif was spurred by a comment UC President Mark Yudof made in a Sept. 24 interview with The New York Times Magazine.