To the editor:
After reading the response from Mike Boylan in The Collegian on March 5, I felt compelled to write a response. March 4 was a day of action that took place nationwide. For California, specifically, we were trying to bring to light the budget cuts to education that have gone over $1.2 billion in the past two years, with another proposed cut for this upcoming fall semester.

The students, professors and community members who were out there protesting were asking for fairness. Students in the past two years have seen a drastic rise in their tuition with a drop in the quality of education they receive. Students are asking the government and the board of trustees to remember that those who typically pay for the tuition of California State University students are the students themselves. These students work part-time jobs, sometimes two or more, in order to pay for their tuition. These students are living paycheck to paycheck.

This past fall semester, a notice was sent out telling students that they needed to pay an extra $300 for their education within a two week span before they were dropped from their classes. This is an extraordinary amount for someone who is working a minimum wage job and going to school. For most college students, the pay they receive is minimum wage. It is difficult to live on minimum wage. With another minimum 10 percent increase for this next fall semester, you might want to think first of the principle before speaking.

Grace Zeluff