Students Continue to Protest California Tuition Increases

The day after the University of California Board of Regents approved a 32 percent increase in fees that are the equivalent of tuition, protests continued on several campuses, with students occupying buildings at Santa Cruz and Berkeley.

On the Berkeley campus, at least 40 students took over a classroom building, Wheeler Hall, barricading themselves on the second floor. Hundreds of students surrounded the building, huddled under umbrellas, tarps ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Ryan Jefferson - Nov 20, 2009 - 4:19 PM PST
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Edited by: Ryan Jefferson - Nov 21, 2009 - 6:20 AM PST

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by Ryan Jefferson - Nov. 21, 2009
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by John Gillette - Dec. 1, 2009

This article does try to present events in a balanced and factual light though I think it falls short of the real story: a continued rise in standards to gain employment in this country that are beyond the reach of lower income people. It is obvious why the UC students are voicing their dismay at the rate hikes but this story should easily be stitched in to the story of insurmountable expense colleges (due in part to their decreased subsidies) impose on students. These barriers have the unintended consequence of pricing out many important careers (e.g. farming, teaching, small businesses and skilled labor) and raising the salary expectation of others such as doctors. The tuition hike at UC is one link in the chain of rising ... More »

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