Protesters rally against proposed book-linked budget cuts at the College of Charleston - Christina Elmore, Post and Courier

A mix of students, faculty and community members comprised the 200 people who gathered at the school's Cistern Yard to express their outrage at proposed budget cuts to the College of Charleston and USC Upstate. The school was targeted for proposed budget cuts after selecting the book, which contained homosexual themes, as required reading for incoming freshmen. The state schools were targeted for the cuts for assigning books with homosexual themes as freshmen reading assignments. A few attendees took the opportunity to denounce the recent hiring of Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell as the school's next president. Though the day's focus always returned to the issue of equality. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140329/PC16/140329274/1006/protesters-rally-against-proposed-book-linked-budget-cuts-c-of-c