![](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Lxtqz30extI/default.jpg "MAY DAY PROTESTS AGAINST BUDGET CUTS By Joseph Valdez Editor-In-Chief Students gathered outside the Northeast Academic Hall on May 1 in protest of the recent budget cuts hitting Los Angeles Harbor College and other Los Angeles Community College District colleges. The demonstration which was led by Jorge Herrera, 19, business, started at 8:00 am and went strong for over an hour. Students chanted and banged on pots and pans as they marched around the campus and met up outside the NAH building to discuss the problems the college is facing. "There is no shortage of injustices here, tuition is on the rise, classes are constantly being dropped, there's no summer or winter sessions available and fewer instructors," said ASO President elect, Mario Lacy, 35. "A new state legislation is being written to limit students and their ability to transfer to CSUs." The protesters began to march around the college once more, banging harder and chanting louder, trying to get their message across. Their signs were held high as Herrera led the students through the halls of the NAH building. The crowd was cut off by campus police as they walked out of the NAH building and back to the quad. The protest was not to take place inside the buildings. "Originally they were not supposed to do that," said Deputy Darren Inana. "We're working with student leaders to redirect them to the free speech area. As long as they don't enter the buildings they'll have a successful demonstration." The protest made ...")
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May 06, 2013
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