
By David Siders
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — University of California regents warned Wednesday of more potential tuition increases, while student protesters again disrupted a meeting of the university's governing board.
The UC system, which raised tuition last year by about 18 percent, is considering a 6 percent tuition increase this year.
Frustrated students, who have clashed with administrators over fees and service cuts for months, forced regents to break unexpectedly from the public portion of their meeting when about 18 protesters wearing prison garb started marching in a circle in the audience.
The students at the meeting, at the Sacramento Convention Center, complained they had been "sentenced to debt."
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