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UCLA tuition riots: 14 arrested, 1 tasered
The full headline is, ‘32% Inflation in UCLA Tuition Causes Near Riots (14 Arrested, 1 Tasered).’ It’s on GooTube and, “It’s just insane, here,” says the voiceover. “About 30 students stormed UCLA’s Campbell Hall and barricaded the doors with chains and bike locks early this morning to protest a student fee increase that is expected to be endorsed by the University of California’s Board of Regents today,” says the Los Angeles Times , going on »»» Updated at 8:39 a.m.: The UC Regents have started to meet, and hundreds of students have surrounded the building, protesting the proposed fee hike. Students who spent the night were sprawled outside Campbell Hall in sleeping bags. They carried posters and signs that read, “Don’t take our education away” and “Don’t privatize, democratize.” Many wore bandannas over their faces.
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