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Observers of the Thursday protest against class cuts on campus had mixed feelings about how the demonstrators were raising the issues.

Members of the Academic Senate are angry about new arrangements at its most recent meeting on Monday.

Due to the uncertainties of the schools budget, The U-Building will remain in use until the temporary classrooms are completed, according to college officials.

Video reveals of the tumultuous Board of Trustees meeting that is missing from the online live broadcast on Feb. 22. The online live broadcast of the meeting was abruptly shut off when the heated protests began. Prolonged student outbursts delayed and disrupted the Board of Trustees meeting, but also prompted board members to walk out twice. 

The administration announced yesterday night that there would be a special twelve-week intersession this spring to help students whose classes were cancelled a week before the semester began.

Details of 2011 gross incomes of all PCC employees were posted on the school’s official website last week after public record requests came from media organizations and the state controller’s office.

In a statement issued on Feb. 22, the PCC Faculty Association called recent events on campus an “educational crisis” and oudatlined its concerns about the ongoing controversy surrounding class cuts and faculty reassignments.

Protesters at the Feb. 22 board meeting walked around the board members chanting and reading their list of demands until the board felt it had to leave the room. After calls for calm, board members returned only to leave again after a few minutes.

A special twelve-week intersession to help students whose classes were cancelled a week before the semester began was announced at the Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 22.

Prolonged student outbursts have not only delayed the Board of Trustees meeting, but also prompted board members to walk out twice.