By Rebecca Kirkman

"They say furlough, we say hell no," chanted students at Cal State University Northridge today at their school's  March 4 Day of Action protest, where students rallied against the cuts to education funding.

Students participating in the walkout at CSUN today urged the government to bail out schools as it has banks and car companies, with signs reading "I'm not a bank but bail me out," and "Invest in me, I am the future."

Just before 11 a.m., a group of Northridge students started banging pots and pans on campus as a call to urge other students to leave class and join the walkout.

By noon, about 200 students joined the rally, gathering on streets around campus while car drivers honked to show their support.

The students chanted "Wake up! Walk out!" as they walked out of classrooms and other buildings on campus. See video here.

Students worry about their futures due to the drastic cuts.

"Our purpose of this walkout is to make a statement, there need to be priorities, our education is our priority. I would like to graduate on time and in order to do that we need to save CSUN," said Ernesto Cesillas, a communication studies student, to the Daily Sundial.

Later this afternoon, Northridge will host the San Fernando Valley Regional Rally. Click here for the schedule and information about other CSU events and events across the country.

Northridge is one of 23 Cal State campuses participating in the Day of Action to Defend Public Education.

The university "supports the efforts of our students, faculty and staff to bring awareness about the importance of higher education in California," said Cal State Chancellor Charles Reed to the LA Times. "It is critical that legislators in Sacramento hear from businesses and the community about the importance of CSU."

Some of the disastrous cutbacks plaguing the CSU system include a loss of $1 billion, 2,000 faulty layoffs, forced furloughs, course selection cutbacks, and tripled tuition.