Faculty members, researchers disagree on Albany encampment

http://www.dailycal.org/2012/04/29/faculty-members-researchers-disagree-on-albany-encampment/

Although several UC Berkeley faculty members have expressed support for the encampment on UC-owned land in Albany, researchers who regularly use the land said they are not able to start work because of the occupation.

Miguel Altieri, an environmental science, policy and management professor, encouraged the protesters not to give up their only bargaining chip — the land.

Altieri gave the encampment his support but made it clear that he was there as a private citizen and not a representative of the campus or the College of Natural Resources, which has not taken a public stance on the encampment.