CUNY Queens College Tuition Hike Protest, 3/31/11

Students at CUNY Queens College scheduled a walk out and it turned into a giant flash mob, stopping traffic on the LIE (one of the busiest highways in NYC) and raising awareness to the CUNY administrators that we can't take it anymore!

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• cuny
• queens
• college
• protest
• america
• amendment
• tuition
• hikes
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[skatula2011]

i wanna know, where can we watch that video that the guy up front was taking...he was the one holding the professional camcorder

[REDSKYFOLLOWS]

I think the majority will agree this is the beginning. Blocking traffic doesn't reach the scale of nuisance needed to get things going. But it was a great example of people banding together for a cause. Lets keep the momentum

[GordonWayneWatts]

Peeved about tuition? Go to MY YouTube channel to see my latest video -- SEE the video's notes about my petition -- MY petition will become permanently lodged in the Whitehouse website if I get only 97 more signatures before December 21, 2011. See either my channel or my personal, namesake websites, which are listed in my channel and also the same as my name with dot com on the end of it. -- If you want chance, look at AND SIGN my petition & ask your friends to sign too. -- Just do it! -gordon

[favm360]

So inspiring.

[CollegeReform]

Colleges need drastic reforms! Let's start a movement to change things. Type Reform Higher Education Now in the search box on Facebook or click CollegeReform below.

[hairybeast0]

Wow that was awesome until... you started taking free samples from the Red Bull advertiser... very political statement yall made. Still, better than just sitting on campus going "more tuition sucks."

[spamdude060]

Dude this is not cool man! NOT FREAKING COOL MAN! I can't believe that in order to gain attention you guys started to run on the highways and blocking everybody else!!! I'm not surprised that the police came to arrest you guys because what you did is just WRONG! I'm glad I didn't participate in all this bullshit, but you just made our reputation suck big times!!!!

[skatula2011]

I didnt know until i saw the mob of students......whoever organized this could have even called ny1 anyway send ur videos to newspix@ny1.com for a chance to have this mentioned on the news

[democracymatt]

@skatula2011

Y'all should reach out to CUNY LAW @ queens college, the vast majority of the students would be supportive...and maybe helpful if the police are not as kind next time. didn't hear about it till after....shoot us a flyer next time

[skatula2011]

I JUST SENT THIS VIDEO TO FOX5 NY...YOU ALL NEED TO DO THE SAME, STATE YOUR CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS...IF ENOUGH STUDENTS SEND THIS VIDEO IT MAY POSSIBLY GET ON THE NEWS. SEND THIS VIDEO HERE uReport@foxnews.com.