Minnesota college students were at the state Capitol Wednesday for more than a civics lesson: They were lobbying legislators to remember them when making cuts, said  Don Davis of Forum Communications.

About 250 students wandered throughout the Capitol complex, hoping to persuade lawmakers to keep any higher education cuts to a minimum while fixing the budget mess. Students said the 2003 cuts for state colleges and universities still are being felt.

“We must not forget the greater benefits a college education offers society as a whole,” said Jacob Littler of Mesabi Range Community and Technical College and president of the Minnesota State College Student Association.

“We are just looking to make sure it is not all on our backs this time,” Chris Frederick, Minnesota State University Student Association chairman and student at Minnesota State University, Mankato, told Davis.