where's the funding, the faculty? dressing in a mini skirt and ugg boots may not get you hired. update news, starts now. the wisconsin protests are hitting home. we're live on campus to tell you how the union members are showing solidarity. >> reporter: they're staging a defensive move. they hopen to strengthen the

west coast resolve to keep the unions intact. >> hundreds showed up. >> they're trying to pick targets. in 2009, gay -- in 2008, gays and now, 2009, whatever it was and now, we'll go after the union. >> reporter: they said they'll only be sold by the union cuts. unions will step up from the plate. they won't stand against various institutions that supported workers for so long. >> reporter: protestors include human rights and environmental and religious groups >> we need the centers to hold, we night rights and human

rights and we need an issue where democracy can hold. >> reporter: the out comes will be pressed in the settings for the rest of the country. >> this is about attacking all workers and attacking retirement security. we're out there standing with the others. . >> reporter: there was a counter rally held with the club president. >> i believe that scott walker is doing necessary budget restructuring. >> they grabbed me by my neck and pulled me back and dragged me up and ripped up my sign. >> new york times, they put out a poll today -- >> reporter: the republicans are out numbered, but they believe that this leads to excessive pensions.

well, it seems like this week was everyone's chance to have their voice heard. here's more. [crowd chanting] >> reporter: students, workers and community workers gathered to march against the on going budget cuts to education. >> was this to strap this to their back, lower -- >> reporter: this includes a $500 million cut to the system. the people expressed their anger by rapping, standing out and chanting. they raised their signs and painted their faces. this woman says that they painted skulls to show symbolism. >> it shows the death of public

education. >> reporter: many of the alliances represented students of color and the migrant youth. this man says he's out raged. >> and the people most affected are people of color and the poor. what's the point of a public system if no one can go to it. >> reporter: they protested a full legalization. this person did much of the organizing. it's essential that students speak out, they said. >> it's important, we have to understand, how do we change things in a collective way. how do we utilize the privileges as students. >> reporter: they've been forced to hike the student fees and cut the courses and lay you

3 -- and lay off 3000 faculty. >> from all nighters and back to back classes. the students are looking for a way to stay away -- awake without energy drinks. they're advertised to boost energy. the ingredients are sugar, caffeine and other stimlents. drinking two or more can lead to a variety of side effects. criminal justice studies student says he needs two to stay focused. >> i'm showing a bad attitude. >> after drinking four red bulls, a college student in france tie -- france died. do you have what it takes?

they concentrate on living a healthy lifestyle. we're here to tell you more about the challenge. christine, thank you for joining us today. can you tell us about the goal of the challenge? >> yeah, the goal of the challenge is to get the people active and to learn what they're doing on their daily lives. >> and how to teams earn points? >> they can work out and eat healthy and eat greens each day. they can go to wellness seminars we're putting oned a different physical activities. >> what's the prize of winning challenge? >> well, that's saying that your team won the challenge which you can hold over your teammate's heads and we have grand prizes for other things. >> reporter: how can this

benefit the students on campus? >> it helps them understand about what they're doing to their bod -- bodies. >> all right, thank you. having trouble passing the writing kills test? have no fear, the learning resource's center is here. they're trying to pass the writing skill's test. this specialist says that student can take the test over and over. >> take it early and often. >> in the workshops, students are advised in what to bring and they're told what to expect. the workshops are given out the center one to three times. >> reporter: clothes and the

manners are important to professional tools. a seminar sponsored last week focused on how a wardrobe influences success. this founder of a website give tips on making first impressions. they say for the people to be successful, they should focus on what they're wearing and how well they communicate through body language. 55% is in what we're not saying, that makes an impact and that's clothing, body language and facial expressions. >> reporter: wearing flip-flops to a job interview is an example of whatnot to do. the state's pr and ad agency is number one this semester.

the team brought home top honors with the "where you going" campaign. >> reporter: pr students learn by doing. this student is a real world advertising agent run by students. they took home first place honors against 22 other campuses across the country. this public relation's senior ended up leading the campaign. it was treated like a real account. >> we did research and we had no resources. we had a $3000 budget. >> reporter: the program is meant for students to get real

life experience towards their peers. they had limited money to spend and limited time to plan. this is not the first time they've won and this is because of the way that the class was structured. this professor teached the class and not in the traditional sense. >> i have professional background. if i stepped in and said do this or that, that wouldn't be fair. i have to say, what if you looked at that or did you think about this or that? >> the team is already on. ashley albert is heading up this semester's project. >> what we're trying to do is target a different market that we missed. we're trying to look at people who could commute. it will be more towards them and it will be something

different from what we did last year. last year, the students were part of a winning national campaign from mountain dew. students this week were in for a little treat. they're with snow on campus. they brought in 16-tons of snow for the the students to play in. children and students joined in on the fun. >> the weather is amazing. we're accounting more rain and it's sunny and we have a lot of people coming in. i'm excited, we've planned this and we're planning on having a good alternate. >> this was organized to get the students together to teach them about the dangers of

alcohol and drug abuse. still to come, the situation in libya is escalating, we'll update you more, when we return. then, asian taco trucks? the mexican fusion cuisine has come to san jose. s a, we'll -- also, we'll talk to students about their memories in the snow.

a long term project is expected to create 50,000 jobs and 5000 of them in california. the pentagon is awarding a contract to boeing. the pentagon wants them to make 18 tankers that can be refueled in the air. they replaced the older tankers. they're modeled after the

boeing 757 jets. this professor says they're ideal. >> one of the factors that was considered by the air force was that the life cycle cost of the 767 would be lowered. this is the first step in a $35 billion contract with the  pentagon. eventually, a fleet will be built. this week, president obama signed a temporary solution to prevent a government shutdown. the republican backed spending bill is only enough to keep the government running for two weeks. the leaders an officials still need to compromise on a long term deal to fund the government throughout the fall. this public science professor says that all though the fight isn't over, there's agreement among the two parties. >> you know, i think that everyone will agree that cuts

are necessary, democrats and republicans. that's the way that public opinion is going. the issue is how big are the cuts and where do they occur. >> reporter: speaker boehner and others avoided committing to future negotiations. >> and bombs are dropping on eastern libya. gadhafi is bombing this section of the country rich with key oil and natural gas. nearly 150,000 people crossed into the borders to flee the violence. the united states and others are stepping up to isolate the forces. thursday, president barack obama said that the violence must stop. gadhafi must lead. now, we'll talk about the

low down on arts and entertainment. >> becoming a famous actress can be a long and difficult road. this reporter spoke to a student following the path of his musical family. >> reporter: many students would love to make it big. he's an english major and an aspiring singer. >> reporter: fans gathered to support this band. he's been singing with the group since he was 12. >> i learned to dance around stage and con neck with the crowd d, connect -- connect to the band and stuff like this. >> reporter: he's been part of the band for 35 years and plays the drums. music is in their blood.

his nephew has what it takes to succeed. >> he had a good start. he's a good writer and he has a ton of songs. >> reporter: he posts his performances on youtube. he wrote "if i don't got you" and carried it into a music video. ♪ when i open my eye, i see your face ♪ >> reporter: his aunt says the next step is to be discovered. she expects to be in the front row of his concert. >> i'll see him in a big giant concert one day with 50,000 people. >> reporter: the key quality to becoming a famous singer are to work hard and to have passion. >> i want to be one of the hottest acts in my area, of course.

it's not all about fame. i want to be a well respected artist and be locally known. >> reporter: he's studying to be a teacher. he said he's equally passionate about teaching. if you're wanted to take the stage, a downtown club may be what you're looking for. comedy sports is inviting audiences to take classes to learn the improv. they can be recruited to the comedy sports team. it was founded in 1984 during milwaukee and they pitched two teams of players and games. >> i remember sitting in the seats watching the players and just being in awe of what they were doing up there. >> shows are friday and

saturday nights. the students receive a discount. a food truck revolution is coming to the area bringing novel concoction,. a taco truck style wagon is delivering fusion food. the name is korean for "to eat." the owner lends his recipes with other typical fair such as burritos and tacos and quesadillas. >> we've gone outside to stop by and ever since then, they're on twitter and facebook. >> the customers are high school age to 35 years old. they also make extensive use of twitter and facebook. to announce the truck locations and to pull the fans where they want to go next. this is one of the biggest

festivals of the year and it takes place here. this year, the students and faculty contributed to the film extravaganza. >> reporter: this is the trailer that featured the hp pavilion and the fountains. the students and faculty produced the trailer. the students in the radio, television and theater department put together a movie called "superhero party clowns." it made its premiere at the festival. >> students have the opportunity if they're in the department to be directly involved. >> reporter: all though the school is a major player, because the students go there doesn't guarantee an easy in. >> i would like to think that

the judging procedures are more bullet proof than hey, i'm nearby. they've been a huge support and that tells me, they see the value and quality in it. >> reporter: he directed it and it took 4 years of work for him to get to the point. he hopes the film has the likes to make more festivals. >> hopefully at least comic con. odds are, we'll be in more. >> reporter: the festival takes place through march 13th. it will feature 173 films. make sure to catch the hopefuls before the month's over. >> all right, thank you, mary ann. we often look to our smart phones for every answers.

there's an app for that. urban spoon helps you decide where to eat. urban spoon helps you decide. put in your location and the style of food and the amount you're willing to spend and shake away. don't like it, don't worry, it's available for free. all right, coming up on update new, we'll go to the sports desk. >> it was a busy week on the hardwood. we'll take a look down court. >> but, first, we asked the students what their all time favorite movie is. >> "remember the titans." it's motivational and has a good sound track. >> "a walk to remember."

>> "noting hill." who doesn't love a romantic comedy. >> "garden state." i like, like the actors. >> "lion king." >> "just go with it." that's funny and heart felt. well, real quick. i wanted to add about my favorite movie. i'm going with "mean girls." it had a great story and it had a pleasing ending. everyone went to college and everyone was reunited in the

ends and the plastics were deassembled. it shows kids not to be phony. >> but, any way! talking about happy endings, we need to go to sports. here's too action and sports. the spar tans took on the bulldogs thursday. they fell against boise state. they lose control of the ball and heather of boise state sinks a jumper. four minutes later, the spar tans continue with this jumper. boise state wouldn't let up. the broncos take the lead. they lever look back.

boise state gets the "w." >> the teenagers took on hawaii losing in the last minute. that came on the game sunday against louisiana tech. here's the report. >> reporter: the play picked up and they didn't let up. they missed the first shot and responded by making the next sink and then some. they found 22 points in 8 minutes time. oliver wasn't the only strong player in the game. here, he gets the defensive rebound and passes it off and drains the 3. gram sinks another jumper in what was two of. his game time heights. he gets hit in the shin and leaves only to return to tack on four more points of his ten points.

>> they expect to do big stuff. they don't say, adrian, carry us. they have others that are capable of getting thicks -- things done. we just want to win. win or go home. we have a few more other games before the tournament. when we get there, we want to win. >> reporter: they closed the game and never let the bulldogs within two points. it's a busy week for sports. the softball team is in sin city. they're facing the local aisle and -- local team and the tennis team is also on the road. the nfl and players are continuing discussions on a new

collective bargaining agreement, leaving us with the question, will there be a football season. sources close to the situation say there's no agreement in site. the u.s. district court rules in favor of the players. the judge shows that the nfl undertook contract renegotiations to advance its own interest in harmony of the players. >> i know a lot of people who will be disappointed if they don't have fantasy football league coming up. >> i guess we have to keep your fingers crossed. >> and that it for sports, guys. >> and that does it for "update news." thanks for staying up late with us. find us by searching our website. we won't be here next week because of a building maintenance issue. that's all you need to know

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