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ngreitzer@media.ucla.edu Today, as the UCLA community rallies at Bruin Plaza, hundreds of public universities, community colleges and K-12 schools nationw ide a re pa r ticipati ng i n the National Day of Action to Defend Education. “We are beginning something many of us have never seen and are proud to be part of,” said Julia Wallace, a UCLA alumna who will be marching with high school students from the south side to Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles. “It is a movement to
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defend education and social services as well as jobs.” The day stems from the Mobilizing Conference to Save Public Education that took place at UC Berkeley on Oct. 24, in which more than 800 representatives from more than 100 California schools, unions and organizations across all sectors of public education came together and voted upon a Strike and Day of Action on March 4. California soon emerged as the center of today’s national movement. On Dec. 14, the California Coordinating Committee cited massive layoffs, fee hikes, cuts and the re-segregation of public
education as “attacks” against students, workers, teachers and parents. Two days later, an ad hoc group of students and activists across multiple states noted that privatization, tuition and fee hikes, among other things, were further threatening a population already struggling under a difficult economy. Sepa rately, the two groups called for nationwide action on March 4 to defend public education. Today, the strike spans 30 states and Washington, D.C., and even schools in Portugal are protesting in solidarity with the cause. “I think the importance of this
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(day) is to promote unity and recognition on a campus-wide level, illustrating that there are issues that require collective student attention,” said first-year undeclared humanities student Spencer Pratt. “Students need to know what their money is paying for, and they rightly deserve an education that justifies their out-ofpocket contributions.” While UCLA students plan to participate in picketing, rallies and a walkout, another 38 California schools will also take part in the action. Regional rallies are
BY KYLIE REYNOLDS
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kreynolds@media.ucla.edu While police expect today’s demonstrations at UCLA on public education to be peaceful, they are still preparing for the protests by bringing in additional officers to ensure the safety and security of all those involved, according to university police. The anticipated civil protests will not require much security intervention, said UCPD spokeswoman Nancy Greenstein.
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“As police, we are prepared for all types of contingencies, but we are expecting this to be peaceful,” Greenstein said. “Our job is to support student activities, including the right to protest peacefully.” In order to guarantee peaceful protests, police are planning to bring in additional officers and coordinate with other law enforcement agencies, said UCPD Capt. John Adams. The additional officers will ENFORCEMENT | Page 4
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DRUMMING to a different beat BY CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON
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crobinson@media.ucla.edu I f you wa lk a ny where nea r Fowler Museum tonight, you might think you’re hearing the rumbling destruction of a small earthquake coming from inside. If you walk inside, you’ll probably feel like you’re in the middle of a thunderstorm as UCLA’s two Taiko drum performance ensembles, Yukai Daiko and Kyodo Taiko, show off their group’s skills in what is sure to be one of the most energetic and explosive performances to occur on ca mpus. The
concert will bring winter quarter’s Fowler Out Loud series to a close with a bang – or several. “Our drums are pretty big and pretty loud,” said Jessica Yun, a fourth-year Design | Media Arts student and one of two directors of Yukai Daiko. “Playing Taiko is a complete adrenaline rush.” Taiko, the Japanese word for “drum,” is often used to refer to the various art forms of Japanese drumming, especially to the recent art form of ensemble drumming that evolved in the 20th century. Yukai Daiko and Kyodo Taiko are both examples of performance groups that have adopted this la rge ensemble approach to Taiko drumming. “Taiko drumming originated in Japan as a part of festival music a nd wa s traditionally a much smaller t h i ng,” s a id th ird-yea r sociolog y student
GREEK MONEY DECLINE SINCE 1981 JANUARY 1981 January 1 – Greece joins the European Union.
JANUARY 2002 January 1 – Greece replaces the standard Greek currency (drachma) with the euro.
AUGUST 2004 August 13-29 – Greece hosts the XXVIII Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Estimated total cost: 7.202 billion euros
Eryn Tokuhara, one of the directors of UCLA’s Taiko ensemble Kyodo Taiko. “Usually there was only one drummer providing a backbeat, but it turned into a group performance when it was brought over to America.” This change has made modern Taiko a performance ensemble tradition, and large groups create complex polyrhythmic percussion that fosters a n intense energy and bond between members. “ W h a t we t r y and do is highl ig ht t he versatility of the ensemble a s an art form and how fa r it h a s come in the Americas,” Tokuhara said. “Since this is the year of our group’s 20th anniversary, this concert is going to be a showcase for just how far we’ve come and how much fun
DECEMBER 2004 European Commission, Eurostat, finds Greece at fault for falsifying budget deficit information before joining the eurozone.
NOVEMBER 2009 Greek government’s final budget draft shows public debt rising to 121 percent of the gross domestic product in 2010, from 113.4 percent in 2009.
DECEMBER 2009 Rating agencies downgrade Greece’s credit rating.
FEBRUARY 2010 Prime Minister Papandreou declares his intent to win back Greece’s economic integrity. February 24 – A one-day general strike against the austerity measures severely hinders Greece’s transport and public services.
MARCH 2010 EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn urges Greek government on March 1 to announce further measures to ameliorate its budget crisis.
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Video streaming back for spring UCLA asserts that online instructional media is protected by Copyright Act, will resume services BY PARISA MAHDAD
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pmahdad@media.ucla.edu The university will allow professors to resume streaming instructional media on their course Web sites beginning spring quarter. The Association for Information Media and Equipment, a trade organization, believed UCLA violated Section 101 of the Copyright Act, said Amy Blum, the senior campus counsel. After the association threat-
ened to pursue legal action unless the university desisted, UCLA temporarily prohibited instructional media on course Web sites during winter quarter. UCLA is permitting the streaming of media without the consent of the association, Blum said. On Tuesday night, the university sent the organization a notice informing its representatives that the university will restore the service in hopes that both parties will be satisfied. UCL A’s position stands that
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Greece is now on the brink of bankruptcy. Prime Minister Papandreou’s government has implemented austerity measures in an attempt to grapple with this budgetary catastrophe. How is the financial crisis in Greece affecting students at UCLA? Find out at dailybruin.com/radio.
Online hoax claims Yudof’s resignation Imposter Web site posts fake letter announcing UC president’s decision to leave the system BY SHOSHEE JAU
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sjau@media.ucla.edu A hoax Web site, feigning ownership by University of California President Mark Yudof, falsely announced Yudof’s decision to resign from his position in the UC system. The site, created Ma rch 2, includes a letter allegedly written by Yudof, dated March 4, detailing his reasons to resign. The letter states that recent changes to public education have caused the
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president to reevaluate his understanding of social movements, and that he intends to return to school to better understand the issue. Yudof responded to the site through a Twitter post stating, “Imposter website claims I have resigned. Complete nonsense. Reports of my resignation have been greatly exaggerated,” alluding to a quote by writer Mark Twain after his obituar y was mistakenly published in the New York Journal. Online directories indicate
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that the site, markyudof.com, is not registered under a student’s name. Regardless of the site’s origin, the president’s office remains unconcerned, said UC spokesman Peter King. “It’s not even April Fool’s Day, so we’re at a loss,” he said. “But it’s no big deal, and we’ve got more important things on our agenda.” Similar incidents have occurred in the past, but none have been seriously addressed, a ccord i ng to UC spokesma n Steve Montiel. “We’ll take appropriate steps to protect (Yudof’s) name on the Web,” Montiel said. “This seems to be the act of a knucklehead.”
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