Students Occupying Chancellor's Office - Protesting Walker's UW-Madison Spinoff Plan [View All]

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MADISON, Wis. -- University of Wisconsin-Madison students and campus community members have begun an occupation of Bascom Hall following a rally Tuesday afternoon at the chancellor's office protesting tuition increases and the chancellor's New Badger Partnership proposal.

Chancellor Biddy Martin has been pushing her plan for the New Badger Partnership, which would spin off UW-Madison from the rest of the UW System.

Gov. Scott Walker included the split in his budget proposal. Under his proposal, UW-Madison would have its own board of trustees and have more leeway on purchasing, construction, money management and tuition.

The Student Labor Action Coalition organized the protest. The student protesters said they view the New Badger Partnership proposal as a radical restructuring of UW-Madison "from one of the nation's leading public universities to a corporate-controlled private institution."
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They are also protesting Walker's proposed $125 million cut to UW-Madison

YES! :yourock: I hope hundreds more join in.