NATION : U-Mass. Budget Cuts Protested
Hundreds of University of Massachusetts students chanting “No More Cuts” put up picket lines around major classroom buildings today in a boycott protesting state budget cuts at the school.
University spokesman Arthur Clifford said it was not immediately clear how many students were staying away, but some classes were being held.
Lisa Nelson, a junior from Sunderland and a boycott organizer, claimed a majority of the morning classes at the 25,000-student university had been shut down and students at the university’s Boston campus and at the University of Lowell were considering joining the protest.
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