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Higher EducationNaked Berliners protest university cuts08 December 2003Agence France Presse is reporting that dozens of naked Berlin students have braved freezing temperatures to streak through the centre of the German capital to protest at plans to cut spending for universities. About 40 students wearing little more than shoes, smiles and slogans that blasted the spending cuts surprised festive shoppers with a series of sprints through a Christmas market near the central west Berlin business district. Chanting, "We're here, we're naked and cutting funds for education is stupid", the students took part in the latest action to protest against $90 million in proposed cuts to Berlin's three universities. Protests have been occurring for the past three weeks. German universities, which a century ago served as a model for universities in the United States and other countries around the world, have suffered in recent decades under cost pressures. German universities generally charge no tuition fees. Some of the country's 2 million students have mounted protest campaigns against political leaders who have proposed introducing fees to help finance university costs. In Frankfurt, hundreds of students protested against the cuts outside a building where soccer officials and sports stars were gathering for Friday's 2006 World Cup qualifying draw. -- AFP
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