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A Rainy Day Protest at UC Berkeley - The Bay Citizen

A Rainy Day Protest at UC Berkeley - The Bay Citizen

A Rainy Day Protest at UC Berkeley

Turn out was low a day after the UC regents announced yearly student fees would rise 8 percent

By TESS TOWNSEND on November 19, 2010 - 2:24 p.m. PST
Tess Townsend
UC students tagging at California Hall

About 80 students paraded through the rain at UC Berkeley Friday morning, chanting "No cuts, no fees, education should be free."

The protest was a response to the UC Regents' decision yesterday to increase student fees 8 percent next year. For 2011-12, the fees will not affect students whose families make less than $120,000 a year.