CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE

Written in 1991 by Sidney Royce of the BCC (Bronx Community College) senate, this detailed proposal called to take student demonstrations off-campus and recruit the whole community to fight against the City University of New York (CUNY) tuition increases. The outlined strategy argued for a shift in focus from what Albany was “giving” CUNY to how the proposed tuition and budget hike would, in actuality, hurt New York’s economy. The document offered a historical background, a comparison of income from BBC entering students to graduating students, and a lobbying plan. Slogans included in the proposal were “Freeze or Free” or “Access … Access …Access.” This item offered a singular perspective that differed from that of many of the CUNY strikers.