BetterBadNews » #ucstrike http://betterbadnews.com Half True More or Less 100% of the Time Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:09:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 ASTRONAUTS SEE STUDENT REVOLT FROM SPACE http://betterbadnews.com/2009/12/04/astronauts-see-student-revolt-from-space/ http://betterbadnews.com/2009/12/04/astronauts-see-student-revolt-from-space/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:43:05 +0000 admin http://www.betterbadnews.com/?p=404 Astronauts on the International Space Station took some time off to observe internet video of the recent student uprising at the University of California at Berkeley. Students occupied Wheeler Hall and shut down the Doe Library on Friday November 20, 2009 as part of an ongoing student – worker strike protesting a 32% hike in [...]]]> Astronauts on the International Space Station took some time off to observe internet video of the recent student uprising at the University of California at Berkeley. Students occupied Wheeler Hall and shut down the Doe Library on Friday November 20, 2009 as part of an ongoing student – worker strike protesting a 32% hike in tuition fees, the layoff of 900 employees, loss of minority owned businesses on campus and affordable student housing.

In this 3 minute BetterBadNews video clip NASA astronauts appear to support passionate students needed for future space explorations.

Video from inside occupied Wheeler Hall :

occupyeverything2009 by brandon jourdan david martinez andy stern josh wolf

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