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Protesters gather at UCLA to oppose UC fee hike

Quick ReadProtesters march, chant at UCLA as regents consider boosting student fees at universities

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of protesters chanted, marched and took over a building Thursday on the UCLA campus, where University of California regents were scheduled to vote on a 32 percent student fee increase.

The UC Board of Regents is considering boosting undergraduate fees — the equivalent of tuition — by $2,500 by summer 2010.

For a second day, the proposal drew demonstrators...

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