Uc Students Plan Walkout Monday To Protest Tuition Hikes

The planned rally and march, which will include a noon walkout, comes five days after students took over Wheeler Hall in what was called a “symbolic reclamation of higher education.” [...] UC Berkeley Police have said officers would take action only in the event of “significant property damage or violence.” On Wednesday 21-year-old UC Berkeley student Jeff Noven was arrested on suspicion of vandalism and inciting a riot outside the UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco, where the regents met earlier in the day to discuss the tuition hike. While most students will head home Wednesday for Thanksgiving break, student organizer Hannah Berkman said some students would likely remain at Wheeler Hall. “This is supposed to be a public university that is accessible to everyone no matter your financial resources,” said Berkman.