Now that it’s official, they’re officially angry: UC students absorb 32% fee hike
As the UC Regents prepared to officially approve a 32% student fee increase angry UC students stormed the building early this morning, barricading the doors in protest. Now that the reality of at least $2,500 in additional annual fees is upon students, what’s next in their fight against the Regents and the larger political structure of California that brought down nearly $1 billion in budget cuts on the UC system?
As the UC Regents prepared to officially approve a 32% student fee increase angry UC students stormed the building early this morning, barricading the doors in protest. Now that the reality of at least $2,500 in additional annual fees is upon students, what’s next in their fight against the Regents and the larger political structure of California that brought down nearly $1 billion in budget cuts on the UC system?
Guests:
Patricia Nazario, KPCC reporter; she joins us live from Covel Commons on UCLA’s campus
Victor Sanchez, president of the University of California Student Association; external vice chair of the UC Santa Cruz Student Union Assembly; senior at UC Santa Cruz
Jesse Cheng, student regent designate & Asian studies major at UC Irvine
Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-41st District; chair of the Assembly Education Committee
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Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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