University of Calif. approves big fee hikes - California and New York are the only states where families are leaving because of ever so higher taxes
CB
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press Writer Michael R. Blood, Associated
Press Writer - 5 mins ago
LOS ANGELES - The governing board of the University of California approved a
$2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus protests
across the state.
The 32 percent increase will push the cost of an undergraduate education at
California's premier public schools to over $10,000 a year by next fall,
about triple the cost of a decade ago. The fees, the equivalent of tuition,
do not include the cost of housing, board and books.
The vote by the Board of Regents in a windowless University of California,
Los Angeles, meeting room took place as the drone of protesters could be
heard from a plaza outside.
For a second day the room was closed to visitors, after the meeting was
repeatedly disrupted by demonstrators' outbursts.
Hundreds of students and union members gathered at the arched doorways of
the building, waving signs, pounding drums and chanting "We're fired up,
can't take it no more" and "Shame on you."
Armed police in riot gear lined up behind steel barricades, watching over
scores of protests. Some police carried beanbag-firing shotguns. Authorities
said there was one arrest.
Board members pointed out that students from households with incomes below
$70,000 would be shielded from the fee increase, and financial aid would
help others defray the higher cost. But that did little to ease the mood on
campus, where some students wondered if they could afford the jump or
qualify for more borrowing.
Ayanna Moody, a second-year prelaw student, said she feared she might have
to attend a community college next year.
"I worked so hard to be at one of the most prestigious universities. To have
to go back, it's very depressing," she said. Administrators "already cut out
a lot of our majors and programs. I'd rather they cut some of their
salaries."
UCLA graduate student Matthew Luckett agreed: "They should cut from the
top," he said, referring to administration salaries.
About 30 to 50 protesters staged a takeover of Campbell Hall, a building
across campus that houses ethnic studies. They chained the doors shut and
there were no immediate plans to remove them.
On Wednesday, 14 demonstrators were arrested at UCLA and demonstrations
spread to other campuses.
UC President Mark Yudof told reporters Wednesday he couldn't rule out
raising student fees again if the state is unable to meet his request for an
additional $913 million next year for the 10-campus system.
"I can't make any ... promises," he said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_re_us/us_california_university_fees
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zzbu...@netscape.net
> University of Calif. approves big fee hikes
>
> By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press Writer Michael R. Blood, Associated
> Press Writer - 5 mins ago
> LOS ANGELES - The governing board of the University of California approved a
> $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus protests
> across the state.
>
> The 32 percent increase will push the cost of an undergraduate education at
> California's premier public schools to over $10,000 a year by next fall,
> about triple the cost of a decade ago. The fees, the equivalent of tuition,
> do not include the cost of housing, board and books.
Well, but California idiots always have claimed that everything
they do is
so high-tech it pays for itself. But everything in their idiot
economy depends
on Mexican High Tech, rather than US High Tech, ao that's just the
way
things are when you have people like NBC running your idiot state.
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_re_us/us_california_univers...
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> CB
> Lindsey Graham Destroys Eric Holderhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG7lm8Sfbo4
>
> Bill O'Reilly, Karl Rove on Lindsey Graham Destroying Obama's Leftist Clown
> Eric Holder
> Eric Holder 'is' a 3rd graderhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzwE-liwh9w&feature=related
Dänk 1010011010
> University of Calif. approves big fee hikes
>
> By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press Writer Michael R. Blood, Associated
> Press Writer - 5 mins ago
> LOS ANGELES - The governing board of the University of California approved a
> $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus protests
> across the state.
University fees are not taxes, and cover what the tax-funded state
tuition subsidies do not. The fees can only be lowered if taxes are
raised to support higher tuition subsidies.
And before condemning the fee increases, consider that California
universities educate nearly as many Chinese nationals as native-born
California residents. It is the People's Republic of China which
benefits from California's world-class universities, so it should pay
its fair share instead of expecting California taxpayers to subsidize
its citizens' educations.
CB
"D�nk 1010011010" <dan...@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
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By chance did you see the CBS Nightly News with Katie Couric? There was a
story on how Nevada was courting business owners to move to Vegas due to no
State income tax, inventory/tangable taxes and NO corporate taxes.
The fruit and nut state is greedy. Soon the only people left will be Chinese
students and pot heads
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> "Dänk 1010011010" <dank...@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:f0d739f3-e4e4-46df...@a39g2000pre.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 19, 4:19 pm, "CB" <C...@PrayForMe.com> wrote:
>
> > University of Calif. approves big fee hikes
>
> > By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press Writer Michael R. Blood, Associated
> > Press Writer - 5 mins ago
> > LOS ANGELES - The governing board of the University of California approved
> > a
> > $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus
> > protests
> > across the state.
>
> University fees are not taxes, and cover what the tax-funded state
> tuition subsidies do not. The fees can only be lowered if taxes are
> raised to support higher tuition subsidies.
>
> And before condemning the fee increases, consider that California
> universities educate nearly as many Chinese nationals as native-born
> California residents. It is the People's Republic of China which
> benefits from California's world-class universities, so it should pay
> its fair share instead of expecting California taxpayers to subsidize
> its citizens' educations.
Well, the California School System is why the people who
understand
space invented HDTV rather than Disneyland. It's why the
people who understand time invented Atomic Clock Wristwaches,
rather than Disneyworld. It's why the people who understand
AI invented All-in-One Printers, rather than Sun. It's why the
people who understand computers invented Multiplexed Fiber Optics,
USB, and Flash Memory, rather than Virtual Phontons.
It's why the people who understand math invented Digital Books,
Holograms, Flat Screen Debuggers, and Desktop Publishing, rather
than M-Branes.
It's why the people who understand physics, invented Self-
Replicating Machines,
rather than Parallel Processing. It's why the people who understand
Cell Phones
invented XML, rather than Cell Phones. It's why the people who
understand
Mountains discovered UAVs, rather than Alaska. It's why the people
who understand oceans discovered Atmospheric Effects and GPS,
rather than Oceans.