EMU Students Will Host A Walkout On Thursday In Response To Budget Cuts - JORGE AVELLAN, WEMU

The announcement was made during a sit-in that students, faculty, and staff held Wednesday afternoon outside the office of the president. The group wants Eastern to put a stop to staff layoffs and bring back four sports programs it cut last week to save $2.4 million. Student Isaac Vanderwal took part in the sit-in. "Walking out shows an even stronger message in this sense because if we can walk out of class, we can walk out of this university," said Vanderwal. Charisse Nilles also took part in the sit-in. After working 12 years as a part-time secretary at Eastern, she was recently laid-off. Nilles believes the university could be generating funds if they do a better job at enrolling students during the summer. http://wemu.org/post/emu-students-will-host-walkout-thursday-response-budget-cuts