Student protesters assemble at UCLA
University of California police have arrested 14 protesters and dispersed dozens of others outside a meeting at UCLA where regents are considering a student fee increase. Hundreds of protesters, upset with proposed student fee increases and staff cuts, gathered outside the meeting at UCLA's Covel Commons Wednesday, chanting and waving signs. The UC Board of Regents is considering boosting tuition by 32 percent over two years. A vote is expected by a board committee later Wednesday. The demonstrators rushed the doors of the meeting room, and 14 were taken into custody after refusing to leave the room. As officers approached them, the protesters locked arms and sang the civil rights anthem, "We Shall Overcome." No one was injured. Police say the protesters will be ticketed for unlawful assembly or disturbing the peace and released.
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