KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video - Protesters Gather as UC Regents Vote on 32% Tuition Hike
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UCLA student protesters camped out all night in advance of today's University of California regents decision on 32% tuition hikes.
UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton says up to 50 students are staging a sit-in at an ethnic studies building and have chained shut the doors. They're peaceful and are being allowed to stay.
No arrests have been reported this morning. Fourteen citations were issued yesterday for failure to disperse or disturbing the peace.
Protests are also reported at other UC campuses.
The regents says cuts in state aid leave are forcing the tuition hike.
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