January 17, 2003

California Public Universities Increase Tuition for First Time in 8 Years

By SARA HEBEL

The governing boards of the University of California and California State University systems voted last month to raise tuition rates for the rest of the current academic year, the first increase in eight years for in-state students at either system and the first midyear rise for the systems in two decades.

The decisions, which drew student protests, came after Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat, announced $10.2-billion in budget cuts to state agencies, including $350-million in reductions for

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