UC Berkeley students protest student fee hike

Nov 20th, 2009 - San Jose Mercury News

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BERKELEY, Calif.—University of California Berkeley students protesting a 32 percent increase in student fees have barricaded themselves in part of a campus building. The demonstrators on Friday occupied Wheeler Hall and hung a sign out of a window that read "32 Percent Hike, 900 layoffs" with the word "Class" crossed out in red. A group of students also rallied outside the building.

Campus police say they've arrested three of the demonstrators inside.

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