In March, the country’s largest stone fruit producer laid off thousands of workers. The collapse of Prima Wawona would soon spark a major question about the labor force that fuels California’s $50 billion agricultural industry: Are workers prepared for more industry disruptions?

Inside an electrical engineering lab at Reedley College, in southeast Fresno County, one answer to that question is taking shape.

Paid work-based learning like internships, apprenticeships, and co-ops offer valuable opportunities for students to gain work experience and expand their professional networks. While traditionally more prevalent in four-year institutions, many community colleges have been expanding their offerings of work-based learning opportunities. 

But offering work-based learning opportunities to community college students is not enough; experts say they must be designed with accessibility in mind.

Protests represent a century-long tradition at the University of Texas at Austin, and The Daily Texan, the student-operated university newspaper, has faithfully covered and recorded these significant historical events. 

Some of those protests would later set precedents for modern demonstrations and university policies, including encampment bans. Here’s a look back at some of the pivotal protest moments in UT-Austin's history.