Though many things are tolerated in Las Vegas, a proposed 22% budget cut to Nevada education is not one of them.

In response to the $110 million budget cuts proposed by Governor Jim Gibbons, UNLV, Nevada State College and CSN students walked out of their classes Tuesday morning and rallied at the Pida Plaza in protest.

An estimated 1,000 students and faculty gathered outside on the UNLV campus.

When asked about the protest turnout, Chancellor Dan Klaich said, “I think it’s fantastic. I think it’s time to put a face on what the budget cuts mean.”

After rallying for close to an hour on campus, buses shuttled students to the Grant Sawyer Building to showcase their concerns directly to legislators, who were busy inside discussing the state budget.

For close to three hours, over 400 students, faculty and teacher union members huddled in the rain and raised their voices and their concerns over an intercom.

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