The Ubyssey
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note: 600 rally against cutbacks By CHRIS GAINOR The B.C. Students' Federation ally against education cutbacks nd tuition increases drew 600 tudents Thursday to the Queen Clizabeth Theatre plaza, including 50 UBC students. Under sunny skies, the lemonstrators listened to musicians and speeches, including i fiery attack on the Social Credit [overnment by Vancouver-Centre OLA Emery Barnes. Students from all over the Lower Mainland marched a block from he Vancouver Vocational Institute o the plaza. The rally was (receded by partially-successful :lass boycotts at Simon Fraser Jniversity, Douglas College and Capilano College. The students cheered throughout he rally, which was similar to JBC's rally last week. New Democrat Barnes read rom Hansard a promise by >remier Bill Bennett to meet with itudents, a promise which Barnes Protestors cautious optimists By BILL TIELEMAN Students at Thursday's B.C. Students' Federation rally were cautiously optimistic about the protest's effect in stopping education cutbacks and tuition fee increases. The feeling of some students attending was that it could not hurt o try influencing the provincial .jAvernment, though they doubted the rally would. The protestors were disappointed at the low turnout of 600 students and hoped the fight would continue with rallies in Victoria. Many students interviewed said they would be seriously affected by tuition increases when they return to school next year. Students from UBC, Simon Fraser University, Langara College, Douglas College, Capilano College and Vancouver high schools attended the rally. Most protestors interviewed said continued opposition to the government's education policies is needed to change those policies. "I think that the whole basis behind democracy is to make noise and things will get changed. We should spread the word basically and perhaps get labor behind us," said UBC student Rob Whittome, arts 2. Students liked the idea of going to Victoria to protest. "I'd like to see what would h…
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spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
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