UCLA tuition riots: 14 arrested, 1 tasered

Fri,20 Nov 2009 05:50 GMT -4:00 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/31332

- The full headline is, ‘32% Inflation in UCLA Tuition Causes Near Riots (14 Arrested, 1 Tasered).’

It’s on GooTube and, “It’s just insane, here,” says the voiceover.

“About 30 students stormed UCLA’s Campbell Hall and barricaded the doors with chains and bike locks early this morning to protest a student fee increase that is expected to be endorsed by the University of California’s Board of Regents today,” says the Los Angeles Times, going on »»»

[Updated at 8:39 a.m.: The UC Regents have started to meet, and hundreds of students have surrounded the building, protesting the proposed fee hike.]

Students who spent the night were sprawled outside Campbell Hall in sleeping bags. They carried posters and signs that read, “Don’t take our education away” and “Don’t privatize, democratize.” Many wore bandannas over their faces.

Dozens of other students spent the night camped out in tents on top of Parking Structure 4. Hundreds of other students are expected to join the protesters and demonstrate at the UC Regents meeting that will take place later today.

“The proposed two-step student fee increase would raise UC undergraduate education costs more than $2,500, or 32%.The annual cost of a UC education, not including campus-based fees would rise to $10,302. says the story.

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Los Angeles Times – Students storm UCLA building to protest expected UC system fee increase [Updated], November 19, 2009




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