Campuses in 30 states rally for a 'Day of Action' - Scott Carroll, Daily Helmsman Memphis

Students at The University of Memphis and elsewhere protested tuition hikes and slashing education budgets, organizing rallies and walkouts on campuses in 30 states. To show their support for the protest, called a "Day of Action to Defend Public Education," The U of M Progressive Student Alliance collected signatures outside of the Tiger Den for a petition against an expected $26.6 million budget cut to The University. PSA also sold baked goods to raise funding for higher education.