Vassar students sing, start hunger strike, for laid-off workers

by E Wayne Ross on December 10, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal: Students sing, start hunger strike, for laid-off workers
Vassar College groups call for reinstatement

Two student groups launched protest actions today at Vassar College, aimed at getting the school to reverse planned job cuts that have or will hit 13 support workers.

One group, headlining itself as “Hungry for Justice at Vassar College,” began a hunger strike. Three students stopped eating at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, said a spokeswoman for the group, Sarah Cohen, a junior from Long Island, who said she would join them tomorrow.