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Student protests have given Charest a reprieve – StarPhoenix


Student protests have given Charest a reprieve
StarPhoenix
Clearly, the Quebec premier was waiting for striking students to give him his Tonkin incident, some behaviour so outrageous as to justify the government's dropping the hammer, without its ceding the moral high ground. A gang of masked ruffians who

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:23 am

NU administrators caution students, brace for traffic delays and protests … – Daily Northwestern


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NU administrators caution students, brace for traffic delays and protests
Daily Northwestern
In a notice to students on the ad hoc webpage, Vice President of Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin wrote the University “does not anticipate a large protest presence on Northwestern campuses.” Still, law Prof. Joshua Kleinfeld predicted an
Nurses' protest to draw thousands ahead of NATO summit, scores of Chicago Washington Post
Busloads of human rights workers, 500 troops arriving at NATO SummitExaminer.com

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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:11 am

University of California outlines future police action against student protests – World Socialist Web Site


University of California outlines future police action against student protests
World Socialist Web Site
The report treats further protests as inevitable; a sign that administrators are planning to force students and their families to carry more of the burden for funding higher education, even as the economy continues to stall. With national student debt

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:06 am

Quebec student protests continue – Washington Post


The Guardian

Quebec student protests continue
Washington Post
In the 14th week of unrest, students demonstrated against a planned 82 percent hike in university tuition. Students protest in the streets of downtown Montreal against a tuition hike. The students are striking over a planned tuition hike of 82 percent
Emergency law considered in Quebec student protest The Associated Press
Quebec rocked by student protestsThe Guardian
Quebec considers crackdown on student protestBurlingtonFreePress.com

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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:05 pm

Emergency law considered in Quebec student protest – KSRO


Emergency law considered in Quebec student protest
KSRO
MONTREAL (AP) — Facing the most sustained student protest in Canadian history, Quebec's provincial government weighed emergency legislation Thursday aimed at ending rallies and demonstrations against rising tuition costs. Authorities said 122 were

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 6:36 pm

Students Are Assailed at a Protest in Syria – New York Times


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Students Are Assailed at a Protest in Syria
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — In the presence of United Nations monitors, hundreds of students converged on the campus of the leading university in Aleppo, Syria's biggest city, on Thursday for an antigovernment protest that was set upon by pro-government
Syrians Urged to Rally in Support of StudentsNaharnet
Reports: Security Forces Kill Syrian Students During ConflictOpen Equal Free

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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 4:56 pm

Chile: Students protest education system – UPI.com


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Chile: Students protest education system
UPI.com
SANTIAGO, Chile, May 17 (UPI) — Activists say some 100000 students and supporters took to the streets of Santiago to protest Chile's class-based education system. The march, organized by the Confederation of University Students of Chile,
Thousands of students protest anew in ChileThe Sun Daily
Chile police arrest 70 protesting studentsAFP
Chileans Suffer While Waiting for Education ReformABC News

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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 4:14 pm

The beef over beef: A student protest devolves in India – Washington Post (blog)


The beef over beef: A student protest devolves in India
Washington Post (blog)
AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM (NOAH SEELAM – AFP/GETTY IMAGES) Student protests are often memorable for their creativity: Sloganeering, marches and sit-ins are often par for the course. In India, Mahatma Gandhi wielded the hunger strike so effectively,

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 4:11 pm

In Chile, thousands of students protest anew – The Australian


Independent Online

In Chile, thousands of students protest anew
The Australian
We want to fix all of them," argued Gabriel Boric, head of the students' union, which said 100000 people had joined the demonstration. Police would not confirm the figure. Students, backed by professors and labor unions, are demanding that President
Chileans awaiting education reform face evictions, lifetimes of student loan Washington Post
Student protests in ChileIndependent Online
Police arrest 70 protesting studentsSowetan
Seattle Post Intelligencer -I Love Chile News
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 2:31 pm

Student protesters disrupt UC regents meeting – Los Angeles Times


Courthouse News Service

Student protesters disrupt UC regents meeting
Los Angeles Times
Student protesters angry about another possible tuition hike disrupted the meeting of the University of California regents Wednesday in Sacramento, with some demonstrators dressed in orange prisoner uniforms and singing about “working on the chain gang
UC regents warn of additional tuition hikes amid student protestsMcClatchy Washington Bureau
Protests as UC regents seek to avoid tuition hikeSan Francisco Chronicle
UC Davis Fights Post-Protest Bank ClosureCourthouse News Service
KCRA Sacramento -Daily Californian -The Bottom Line
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Posted on 16 May 2012 | 7:41 pm

Student Protests – Yahoo! News Search Results

Quebec education law to impose fines in tuition crisis

Quebec's legislature has gathered for a late-night debate on emergency education legislation Thursday night, as student protests were held in five of the province's biggest cities.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:18 am

Quebec to use hefty fines in bid to end student protests

The Quebec government is aiming for the pocketbook to help stamp out the turbulent student crisis that is rocking the province.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:56 am

Charest launches legislation to crack down on student protests

Just hours after the Quebec government responded to student groups with an offer to resume negotiations, it unveiled legislation Thursday night that would crack down on protesters – and especially the student groups that endorse demonstrations.

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 3:33 am

Den Tandt: Botched Quebec student protests have given Charest a political reprieve

Jean Charest has not survived for nearly a decade at the pinnacle of Quebec politics by being a fool.

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 8:29 pm

Student protests hurting downtown bars

Bar hopping, shopping and dining out in downtown Montreal are taking a hit due to the student protests, which business owners say are chasing their customers away due to traffic headaches.

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 7:07 pm

Emergency law considered in Quebec student protest

Facing the most sustained student protests in Canadian history, Quebec's provincial government introduced emergency legislation Thursday that would shut some universities and impose harsh fines on pickets blocking students from attending classes as the government looked to end three months of demonstrations against university tuition hikes.

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 12:05 pm

UC regents warn of additional tuition hikes amid student protests

University of California regents warned Wednesday of more potential tuition increases, while student protesters again disrupted a meeting of the university's governing board. Click to Continue »

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:46 am

Student protests hurting one of Montreal's biggest bar-hopping streets

MONTREAL – Bar hopping, shopping and dining out in downtown Montreal are taking a hit due to ongoing student protests that business owners say are chasing their customers away due to traffic headaches.

Posted on 16 May 2012 | 9:28 pm

Quebec student protests costing millions and hurting Montreal's downtown

MONTREAL – Quebec's ongoing student protests are costing millions of dollars, with retailers and restaurant owners in downtown Montreal saying business is down 15 per cent.

Posted on 16 May 2012 | 4:58 pm

Quebec's education minister resigns as protests continue

After months of violent student protests over tuition increases, Quebec's Education Minister Line Beauchamp resigned from politics Monday.

Posted on 14 May 2012 | 7:32 pm