Student activists paused a University of Minnesota Board of Regents meeting before discussion could even begin on Friday, as protesters interrupted proceedings, lobbying against a series of budget cuts and tuition hikes recently announced by administrators.
Before University President Rebecca Cunningham could begin, members from the Students for a Democratic Society interrupted the meeting. They questioned the University’s priorities, citing $1.15 million in benefits added to Cunningham’s contract in July, which came after the release of a budget that lowered academic spending and raised tuition in June.
University of Minnesota Police escorted SDS members from the meeting room after their interruption, chanting “money for campus, not for admin.”…