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Found this great article on the Yale Daily News that talks about Puerto Rico's situation under its corrupt government’s attempts to privatize everything, even the nation's only public university. Puerto Rico Under Siege  By Laura Gonzalez Monday, February 14, 2011 Many of us can’t tear our eyes away from the recent popular upheaval in Egypt. Wherever we stand on the political spectrum, the images of tens of thousands of people risking their lives for freedom have moved us, and the major news outlets in the United States have done all they can to satisfy our curiosity and thirst for understanding. I am sad to say that they have not done the same for another population that is also risking all it has for a greater chance at a life of dignity and personal freedom — the students of the University of Puerto Rico, and the wider Puerto Rican public supporting them. As a Puerto Rican born and raised on the island, this is not the first time I’ve noticed the lack of attention