UC students protest 32-percent tuition hike

(NECN/ABC) - More than a dozen people were arrested Wednesday outside a meeting where the University of California regents approved a massive fee increase for students starting next semester.

The meeting got so unruly that campus police had to be called in, but that just made things worse.

The protest got ugly just outside the entrance to the auditorium where the UC regents were meeting.

University police were dodging water bottles, sticks and vinegar soaked rags. The students are angry at a 32-percent increase at UCLA and the other nine UC campuses.

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