Hundreds gather on U of C campus to protest service cuts, tuition hikes

CALGARY – An estimated crowd of more than a thousand people congregated on the University of Calgary campus Thursday afternoon to voice their concerns with the lifting of a tuition freeze and recent funding cuts.  The 'Fight The Cuts' information picket, hosted by the Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE), took place during the noon hour on the Taylor Quad. The rally followed Monday's announcement that 250 jobs at the University of Calgary would be eliminated, a move prompted by th