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PUCV Valparaíso student strike

April 19, 2008

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The students at my school are on strike right now, protesting bus prices which are set to be raised over 50%. Buses are the main means of transportation in Valparaíso. Some departments were on strike up until this past Friday, others are on strike indefinitely until the situation is resolved. Students are not going to… [Read more…]

National Reserve Siete Tazas and Semana Novata

April 3, 2008

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This past week was Semana Novata, a week which celebrates freshman. Classes are suspended, and each evening boasts an event hosted by the university’s federación estudiantil, or student body. To take advantage of this week off school, I along with two other girls studying at PUCV on exchange went camping at the National Reserve Siete… [Read more…]

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