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California police are dealing with protests from students over a 32% tuition hike that will take the yearly dues for college over $10,000. The confrontations have led to arrests being made by authorities. At least 52 students were "taken into custody at University of California, Davis after they refused to vacate the school's administration building in protest of a 32-percent tuition hike", reports CNN.

California Student Protests - 32% Tuition Hike Riles Students

The note due to the kids per year for undergraduate fees, a whopping $2,500 increase. The fee was roughly $7,800 this year.

The Los Angeles times does the math, "If the action is endorsed as expected by the full board today, the annual cost of a UC education, not including campus-based fees, would rise to $10,302 -- about triple the UC costs of a decade ago."


California dreaming? "These proposals are egregious to say the very least," said Victor Sanchez, a UC Santa Cruz senior. "The dreams of so many are being shattered as we speak. When will enough be enough?"

The Times notes Sanchez is also president of the UC Student Association, and he urged the board "at least to postpone a vote until the outlines of next year's state budget are clear." He lost and it appears a whole bunch of kids that can't quite pay for school will lose right along with him.


The vote was 20-1, with only student Regent Jesse Bernal of UC Santa Barbara voting against the increase, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. They have video of the protests at the link.

Still photos of the protesters as a slideshow are from KMOX.