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Protestors Clash with Police While Opposing Fee Hikes
The windows of the Covel Commons building pounded in sync with the impassioned chanting of the crowd. Inside, 26 individuals pondered a decision that will deeply impact the lives of over two hundred thousand students in the UC system. The indirect results of the decision may ultimately affect millions of Californians.
Published on: Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Category: Campus
Tags: Nov. 2009 Regents Meeting, Protests, UCLA, Volume 44 Issue 9, Web Exclusives
Day of Protests Renders At Least 14 Arrests
LOS ANGELES, CA – Hundreds of students, workers, teachers and concerned citizens descended on Covel Commons at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) campus today to protest a proposed 32 percent fee-increase that will be voted on by the UC Regents tomorrow, the second day of their meeting at UCLA. Police arrested at least 14 students and several protesters were injured during the protest.
Published on: Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Category: Campus
Tags: Nov. 2009 Regents Meeting, Protests, Regents, Regents Board Meeting, Student Fees, UCLA
California Governor Proposes Catastrophic Cuts
Twelve hours after leaving UC Santa Cruz, the caravan of student government officers and interns prepared to leave Sacramento behind. Hundreds of UC, CSU, and California Community College system (CCC) students filed out of the Capitol Building, clinging to the hope that legislators might heed their testimonies. “What is at stake here,” UCSC Student Union Assembly (SUA) external vice chair Victor Sanchez said to the budget committee, “is more than the future of our system of higher education, but that of the state of California.”
Published on: Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Category: Campus
Tags: Budget Cuts, Cal Grants, California Legislature, Financial Aid, Governor Schwarzenegger, Higher Education, Sacramento, Student Union Assembly, UC San Diego, UCLA, Volume 43 Issue 30