University of California police arrested 14 raucous protesters who briefly shut down a regents meeting today in San Francisco where a proposed tuition hike was being discussed. "Whose university? Our university!" chanted dozens of UC students, alumni, faculty and staff who expressed fury at UC President Mark Yudof for asking the regents to raise student tuition by 32 percent by next year. The request comes on top of thousands of employee layoffs and unpaid furloughs intended to close a budget shortfall of at least $753 million. "You’re incompetent!" David Patida, a UC Santa Cruz student yelled at Yudof and the regents.

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by Nanette Asimov, The San Francisco Chronicle.

Posted: September 16th, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.