My school, UC Berkeley, has been in the news of late for its political cupcakes, first the Berkeley College Republicans' "increase diversity bake sale," which I didn't blog about because it was so ludicrous, but now there's another story in The Daily Californian:
The UC Movement for Efficient Privatization jumped on the bake sale bandwagon Wednesday afternoon when its members came out on Sproul Plaza to satirically raise awareness about rising cost of public education.
Representatives from the group promised free cupcakes if students signed up for $22,000 student loan applications provided by Citibank.
“We believe everyone should be equally ripped off … regardless of race or gender,” said Morgan Wadsworth, philanthropy chair of the group and a graduate of UC Berkeley.
Wadsworth said the bake sale was in opposition to a plan discussed by the UC Board of Regents at its last meeting that, if approved, could raise tuition as much as 81 percent over the next four years.
photo by Danielle Lee
Considering Berkeley and the surrounding area, not to mention San Francisco, has its share of real cupcakes, like Love at First Bite and Oakland's James and the Giant Cupcake and food truck Cupkates, there are some more palatable options.
The UC Movement for Efficient Privatization jumped on the bake sale bandwagon Wednesday afternoon when its members came out on Sproul Plaza to satirically raise awareness about rising cost of public education.
Representatives from the group promised free cupcakes if students signed up for $22,000 student loan applications provided by Citibank.
“We believe everyone should be equally ripped off … regardless of race or gender,” said Morgan Wadsworth, philanthropy chair of the group and a graduate of UC Berkeley.
Wadsworth said the bake sale was in opposition to a plan discussed by the UC Board of Regents at its last meeting that, if approved, could raise tuition as much as 81 percent over the next four years.
photo by Danielle Lee
Considering Berkeley and the surrounding area, not to mention San Francisco, has its share of real cupcakes, like Love at First Bite and Oakland's James and the Giant Cupcake and food truck Cupkates, there are some more palatable options.
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