Why are students so angry?  Well because we are losing resources to graduate!   We have it harder to get through with the already expensive education costs.    Many students have to get another job (or work more hours) in order to balance up the cost.  This means we will not have enough time to do homework or study enough... we are working instead.  simply, what happens for parents that have 3 kids in college?  how do they get the rest of the money to pay for the 3 of them?

Some people say that giving up some of the perks will cut down costs; well all of the "perks" that I use have a high cost.  For example,  if you loose your ID, you pay $23 to replace it and get the "perk" of having an ID and using it for bus discounts.  Libraries and computer labs are not perks, but necessities; so is campus security (let's not forget the recent lab incident at UCLA).

I agree that our tuition doesn't pay for 100% of our education, but how about getting rid of a few regents so that they get the funds?

read this article: http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community/x820007796/UC-regents-salaries-are-out-of-control

Let me quote something from that article:

"the UC hired a new president at over $900,000 per year plus many high-end perks. This is twice as much as the UC's last president, and more than twice that of the president of the United States. UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellman was handed a $450,000 salary, a university-provided house, a $9,000 per year automobile allowance and relocation expenses.  And when she leaves her post she will get relocation expenses, a guaranteed faculty position at UC, a low-interest home loan and a generous pension and health care package. Her salary alone would have paid for the tuition of over 52 students for an entire year. Another chancellor from UC Davis was given a salary of $400,000, a 27 percent increase over her predecessor."

So why our tuition does not pay for 100% of our education?  Because it goes to the salary of over-paid people that care nothing about students!

From the regent's website:

"The board consists of 26 members:

18 regents are appointed by the governor for 12-year terms

One is a student appointed by the Regents to a one-year term

Seven are ex officio members -- the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, Superintendent of Public Instruction, president and vice president of the Alumni Associations of UC and the UC president.

In addition, two faculty members -- the chair and vice chair of the Academic Council -- sit on the board as non-voting members."

why so many regents?  18?  there are 10 UC campuses, why not just have 1 regent per campus?

so the bottom line is: they increase their salaries every year, where are they getting the money from?  no other but the students, cutting classes, letting go of faculty and staff.

Way to go, "public" education!