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Following a strike from graduate students at University of California, Santa Cruz, students across the UC are speaking out against a lack of affordable housing options alongside minimal compensation for their work as TAs. Some UCLA students have protested to demonstrate support. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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The Quad: The UCSC strikes and how they&#8217;ve prompted graduate student solidarity across UC

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Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz have had enough, and their message at the picket lines is spreading. The UCSC students began a strike Feb.

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The Quad: The UCSC strikes and how they’ve prompted graduate student solidarity across UC

By Rachel Sarrafzadeh

Feb. 24, 2020 12:29 p.m.