Hunger strikes, struggle, and history at UVM; also, the web design survey.

April 25, 2007 – 8:59 pm

In light of the recent UVM SLAP hunger strike, someone sent me a fascinating (and disturbing) account of UVM History. One directory up there is more information, some of it much deeper. See the History of Racial Diversity, LGBTQA History, and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women. All recommended reads, wether you are [...]

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Five bucks an hour

April 13, 2007 – 6:28 pm

Did you know that the federal minimum wage is still only $5.15 an hour? Could you live on that? Better yet, could you support a family on that? The UVM Student Labor Action Project has again set up a Tent City to raise awareness and send a message to UVM to “pay a livable wage [...]

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