between 600 to 1000 Liverpool university students took to the streets to support lecturers facing the axe, as bosses prepeare to disband four departments. last wednesday.
the subjects politics, communications, philosophy and statistics, were to be removed for not reaching the universities "exceptional standards".

apparently the universities senate meeting was unable to do the dirty, as an amendment to the the resolution for closure of 81 to 62, stating it should "scrap the deptmartments" to it "should move to close them"
provided a breathing space for protesters to galvanise support amonst other people.

"the university can rest assured that industriall action remains an option" said.UCLs(lecturers union)
.Dr fionnghuala sweeney .

echoing this fighting sentiment:
paul athans: SOS student spokesperson : commented.

"the fight would go go weve stopped the closure motion but today we may of won the battle but we have not won the war."