Budget cuts are bad news.You’re tired of hearing it. We’re tired of saying it. And everybody on campus should be willing to stand up and protest the way higher education in Louisiana is getting gutted, while other parts of the budget escape with mere scrapes.Today is the day you can do just that.Starting at 10:30 this morning, buses will continuously run between the gravel parking lot across from the School of Veterinary Medicine (on Skip Bertman Drive) to the State Capitol. It’s all part of Student Government’s “Fund Our Future March,” and it’s an unparalled opportunity for students to let their voices be heard. The protests coincide with the opening of this year’s legislative session. All of our state representatives will be gathering to start their work, and it’s essential they see a seething crowd of purple and gold when they arrive.It’s no secret state legislators have little need to pay attention to college students because we don’t have our parents’ money, nor do we turn out to vote on election days in as great numbers. And let’s be honest — no matter how often our SG leaders and tiny groups of professors and administrators try to lobby for the University, there hasn’t been a grass-roots movement to show the state government just how many of us are fed up with the short end of the budgetary stick.We strongly encourage everybody who cares about the value of his or her education to take an hour or two of the day to join the march. SG has given us an opportunity to publicly and dramatically demonstrate that we aren’t going to take these cuts lying down.This is in every student’s best interest. And it’s high time we stood up for those interests ourselves.____Contact the Editorial Board at [email protected]