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Demonstrators entered their third day of a building takeover at UC Santa Cruz on Saturday in protest of a tuition increase, an undertaking that a school spokesman called futile.
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UC Davis Students Protest Tuition Hike
Instead of getting arrested, dozens of UC Davis students marched through campus chanting and yelling about the fee hike of 32 percent.
Study finds few women executives in state
The corporate glass ceiling remains firmly in place at companies based in California, according to a study released Wednesday.
Protests continue at many UC campuses
In a striking scene of civil disobedience, dozens of students barricaded themselves inside a UC Berkeley building for more than 11 hours Friday to protest a 32-percent hike in student fees, sparking a tense standoff that swelled to hundreds.
More than 50 protesters arrested at UC Davis
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Students Occupying Campus Building Make Demands
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UC Regents Finalize Fee Hikes Despite Student Protests
University of California's full board of regents voted today to raise fees for undergraduate students by 32 percent in two steps over the coming year.
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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.
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A new study of maize has identified thousands of diverse genes in genetically inaccessible portions of the genome.
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The UC Davis Health System took its beef with Sacramento County over unpaid care for the indigent to court Thursday.
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About 200 students protested a 32 percent increase in undergraduate student fees at UC Davis on Thursday, . The University of California regents on Thursday approved the increase, despite protests by hundreds of demonstrators outside the regents' meeting at UCLA.
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Listen to the report In California, just 10.6 percent of board seats and executive positions of top corporations are held by women.
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Study finds few female execs at Calif. companies
The corporate glass ceiling remains firmly in place at companies based in California, according to a study released Wednesday.
Texting Helps People Get Sun-Smart
Texting people to remind them to wear sunscreen daily actually works, research shows.
Los Angeles City Council bans cat declawing
The City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday banning the declawing of cats in Los Angeles.
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