Nearly 200 demonstrators marched to the University of California president’s office in downtown Oakland, but university police prevented them from entering the building… Protesters instead chanted outside, saying rising tuition at California’s public universities was hurting students. They also say the system’s Board of Regents is comprised of wealthy individuals who don’t represent their interests. Demonstrators say they plan to stage a sit-in to occupy the next regents’ meeting on Nov. 16.

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by AP Wire, The Sacramento Bee.

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