The Regents of the University of California voted, at UCLA, on 32% fee
increases for students from November 17 – 19. (The CSU trustees are
also meeting on these dates). Students through out the state of
California are in an uproar.

UC Santa Cruz: over 500 students are occupying the Kresge Town Hall as
of 3:45pm, Wednesday.

The details: hundreds of students rallied at the two entrances to
campus shutting it down for several hours. Another group of 300
students entered into the Kresge Town Hall to create an organizing
space around the budget cuts. Later in the evening, students at the
entrances joined the others in the Kresge Town Hall. Currently, the
space is being used to plan further actions.

UPDATE: As of 3pm, Thursday, UC Santa Cruz’s main administrative
building, Kerr Hall has been occupied. Check out this indybay article!

Thursday 5:45pm: still occupied, discussing the night.

Thursday 6:30pm: Alma Sifuentes, Dean of Students has arranged to not
call the police (the time frame is unclear) as long as students remain
non-violent and do not create physical barricades.

Thursday 6:50pm: The administrators refused to provide a written-copy
of the previous agreement.

Friday 12:00am: Students are still in Kerr Hall (~200-300) and another
50 students are in the Kresge Town Hall watching revolutionary films.
Kerr Hall is absolutely packed, there is very little space to even sit
down in!

Friday 9:00am: All is well. A rally at noon is planned in front of
Kerr hall

Friday 4:00pm: No police action imminent, however such has been
implied by e-mails sent from administrators. The Academic Senate is
meeting and have been discussing the fee hikes, the issues around
child care at UCSC, and the occupations. The administration has also
cut off internet access, in both wireless and wired forms, which not
only potentially demonstrates the administration’s attempt to silence
occupiers, but has very realistically damaged student journalists’
ability to report information and upload relevant videos online.

Friday 4:50pm: A correction, a single internet connection appears to
be available in Kerr Hall.

Friday evening: The administration has cut off internet completely.
The occupiers have edited their demand list for a more immediate
satisfaction, the new demands are listed below (the old demands are
still available as well)

ALSO...

"UC Berkeley finally fucking OCCUPIED!"

November 20th, 2009, UC Berkeley students surrounded and overtook Wheeler Hall to protest the 32% tuition hike and the financial mismanagement of UC Administrators. At the beginning of this clip you could hear a student get shot at point-blank range with a rubber bullet. Other students were assaulted with batons.

Nov 21st, 2009 by Take Back NYU! Edit

Wheeler Hall at UC Berkeley occupied this morning after unsuccessful
occupation of Capital Projects yesterday. Police entered building at 6
am, pepper-spraying and beating occupiers. Most of the people remain
barricaded on 2nd floor, holding strong. Police are threatening to use
tear-gas. Close to 50 police in riot gear inside the building beating
on the door. . .

This is what happens when one threatens the rule of property, making
visible the nightsticks and pepper-spray which undergird everyday
life. Get down here and help hold the building. Everything belongs to
everyone

And so it spreads. . .