” mark yudof , the university president , said .
photo advertisement continue reading the main story as the university of california ’s board of regents met thursday at u.c.l.a.
that would bring the basic uc board of regents this afternoon approved a 32 % increase in student fees .
after thursday ’s vote , as news trickled out to students rallying outside , the chants grew louder and students linked arms to block regents from leaving the building .
groups of uc students from several other campuses arrived in westwood to join a demonstration against the fee hike , and a group of protesters was occupying a ucla classroom building .
the fee hike of $ 2,500 , or 32 % , will come in two steps by next fall .
and approved a plan to raise undergraduate fees — the equivalent of tuition — 32 percent next fall , hundreds of students from campuses across the state demonstrated outside , beating drums and chanting slogans against the increase .
“ diversity is central to this , ” mr. miller said .
” mr. miller and ms. van wore shreds of the red armbands adopted at a sept. 24 walkout , when more than 5,000 students demonstrated outside sproul hall at berkeley .