Professors say students are desperate even for a seat on a lecture hall floor. “One student broke into tears because she couldn’t get a class to meet the minimum requirements for financial aid,” said Jonathan Karpf, an anthropology lecturer at San Jose State University, where his classload has increased from 40 students to 60, and he still can’t accommodate the demand. The crunch has forced some students to alter their academic aspirations… Students are also frustrated with changing admissions policies. While CSU is not admitting most in-state students for the spring, it will admit non-California residents, who pay higher tuition. Similarly, UC has allotted more slots to non-California residents for the same reason. Out-of-state UC students pay almost triple the in-state tuition rate. University officials say the out-of-state students help subsidize in-state students, but local students say they feel betrayed.

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by Christina Hoag, The Sacramento Bee.

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