1999 UNAM strike council of the university, which includes faculty and students, modified the proposal to make the tuition increase voluntary. Barnés declared that the conscience of each student would dictate who would pay increased tuition and who would not. Strikers grew increasingly belligerent and had violent altercations with students who were still attempting to enter the campus to try to resume classes. Meanwhile, UNAM issued multiple warrants against strikers who were accused of stealing computers, vehicles and earthquake monitoring equipment. The strikers took advantage of the situation to resist additional graduation requirements such as tougher examinations and time limits for graduation. When
School of Political and Social Sciences, UNAM School of Political and Social Sciences, UNAM The Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales (FCPyS, "Faculty of Political and Social Sciences") is a faculty within Mexico's Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), responsible for directing research and teaching programs in the fields of political science and social science. It was first established in 1951 as the Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales (ENCPyS, "National School of Political and Social Sciences"), before its conversion to full faculty status from 26 January 1968. FCPyS offers five academic degrees at the "Licenciatura" (undergraduate) level, in public administration, Communication studies, political science, international