The University of California (UC) Regents will vote Nov. 18 on whether or not to increase undergraduate educational fees by a total of 32 percent, or approximately $2,500, starting next school year. By raising fees, regents and the University Office of the President (UCOP) plan to make up for a loss of state funds. For UC Santa Cruz students, this partly means paying more to support other UC institutions. In a student media press conference held on Nov. 2, UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal told student representatives that "the last … six fee increases have generally not gone back to the campus where they’ve been collected."

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by Jennifer Cain and Jacob Margolis, City on a Hill Press.

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