On Friday evening, around 40 demonstrators from Duke’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, the student-run Duke Sunrise Movement, the Union of Southern Service Workers and seven other advocacy organizations gathered on East Campus to protest the University’s cost-cutting measures and demand Duke become a “Fourth Amendment Campus.”
The demonstrators began the event walking on the gravel path around East, carrying signs stating “No Layoffs No Cuts!”, “Duke, Say No to ICE” and “It’s Our Education, Not Your Corporation.” Many cars honked their support as they drove by on West Main St.
The demonstration came a week after an AAUP-sponsored review of the University’s finances found that Duke’s sweeping cost-cuts were not justified, coming after additional employees have demanded the University raise the minimum wage to $25…