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19 Arrested at U. Cal-Santa Cruz 'Tent City' Protest

HeadlineApr 21, 2005

And a series of student protests are being staged on college campuses across the country this week. At the University of California Santa Cruz activists have set up a Tent City to protest fee hikes, shrinking financial aid, crowded classrooms and low pay for campus workers. Earlier in the week students accused police dressed in riot gear of brutally breaking up a protest at Tent City. 19 people were arrested.

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