January 24, 2003

Strike Shuts Venezuelan Colleges

A six-week national strike aimed at toppling Venezuela's government has left the country's universities virtually abandoned and is threatening to force the rescheduling of the academic year.

Four of the country's 22 public universities were officially closed last week, after their governing bodies had determined that there weren't enough students and professors in class to justify keeping the campuses open. In solidarity with the strike, most students and professors at the other

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