Students rally across California to protest education budget cuts, shut down UC Santa Cruz - Associated Press

Students, educators and Occupy Wall Street activists held demonstrations last Thursday across California to protest state budget cuts to education, partially shutting down at least one college campus. Hundreds of students blocked entrances to the University of California, Santa Cruz, and prevented cars and buses from entering the coastal campus, school officials said. “The campus has been effectively closed to vehicles,” said campus spokesman Jim Burns. “Clearly it’s had an access impact for many students, staff and faculty.” School administrators had warned the campus about the protest. Many classes were canceled or rescheduled, and administrative offices were not fully staffed, Burns said.