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 expectations (and their cost) we have in this country that lies at the root of this piece but is missing. Malia Wollan and Tamar Lewin should make this link in the follow-up.