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<p>Perhaps with the extra money, UC could pay students to go to Merced. :D</p>
<p>UC to look at another tuition hike</p>
<p>Nanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff Writer
San Francisco Chronicle July 1, 2011 07:04 PM Copyright San Francisco Chronicle. </p>
<p>Friday, July 1, 2011</p>
<p>(07-01) 19:04 PDT SAN FRANCISCO – University of California President Mark Yudof will recommend that the UC regents approve a 9.6 percent tuition increase to make up for an unexpected loss of $150 million in state funding.</p>
<p>If approved at the regents meeting in San Francisco the week of July 12, annual tuition would rise by more than $1,000, to about $12,200.</p>
<p>It’s not clear when the new price would take effect. The increase would be the seventh successive tuition hike since 2006, and the eleventh in a decade. State Cal Grants for low-income students have kept pace - so far.</p>
<p>UC officials had anticipated a cut of $500 million from their $3 billion state allocation, and planned to absorb the hit with revenue from an 8 percent tuition increase approved by the regents last November.</p>
<p>But the new budget signed Thursday slashed deeper, bringing the cuts to $650 million, and Yudof said students would have to pay the difference.</p>
<p>“The campuses have exercised all of the budget reductions they can manage,” said Larry Pitts, UC’s provost and executive vice president. “With this round of budget cuts, we’re perilously close to affecting the qualify of the university.”</p>
<p>Two years ago, news of an impending 32 percent tuition increase set off sometimes violent student protests throughout UC. Will it happen again?</p>
<p>“The difference here is that it’s summer, and students aren’t around,” said Claudia Maga</p>
<p>^ I thought you left? </p>
<p>Interesting article in LA Times about UC enrolling more OOS students. Berkeley’s incoming frosh class is ~30% OOS, up from 23% last year. UCLA and UCSD’s incoming frosh class is about ~18% OOS. Other UCs like Merced, Riverside and Santa Cruz are ~3% or less.</p>
<p>Article said tuition hikes and budget cuts don’t seem to be keeping away students…
[University</a> of California: University of California enrolls more out-of-state freshmen - latimes.com](<a href=“http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uc-admit-20110630,0,2981118.story]University”>University of California enrolls more out-of-state freshmen)</p>
<p>^ I thought you left? </p>
<p>I certainly did!! But I took ur last advice as well, plus, it’s the long holiday!! ;p</p>
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Happy 4th!</p>
<p>^^ Likewise, from Chi-Town!! :-)</p>