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LeftyMom

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29. The closest UC to me, UC Davis, doesn't have anywhere near enough space for students.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #26)

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 12:45 AM

Nov 2014

So most students wind up having to share an apartment in a town without enough housing, paying bay area grade rent to live in a farm town in the central valley.

Which is another expense people most families can't manage.

The housing situation at CSU schools (the lower tier of four year state schools) is even worse.

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University of California weighs tuition hike plan [View all] alp227 Nov 2014 OP

Going in the wrong direction as expected, eh Ms. Napolitano? Try cutting fees in half, to start. bemildred Nov 2014 #1

My alma mater keeps fucking over working families -- and their kids -- here in California. villager Nov 2014 #2

Yeah it is. It's all about the money now. nt bemildred Nov 2014 #3

I would like to see the dorms and amenities that are at this school yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #26

The closest UC to me, UC Davis, doesn't have anywhere near enough space for students. LeftyMom Nov 2014 #29

College is overrated. Elmergantry Nov 2014 #4

n/t blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #13

n/t tenderfoot Nov 2014 #19

Well, America has a badly needed intellectual hole. alp227 Nov 2014 #25

Well thats strange. Elmergantry Nov 2014 #32

Another thumbs ChazII Nov 2014 #28

This all started under Saint Ronnie when he was governor. mnhtnbb Nov 2014 #5

It's happened all over the country taught_me_patience Nov 2014 #9

Let's burdened our best and brightest people with more debt. Yavin4 Nov 2014 #6

Just what we need... deurbano Nov 2014 #7

Six and Seven figure staff salaries need support from students seveneyes Nov 2014 #8

"They want obedient workers" RufusTFirefly Nov 2014 #10

They can set almost any fees they want. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #11

That's probably true, however, Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #22

Bu Bye UCs.... Helen Borg Nov 2014 #12

That's outrageous. Does she think UC is bottomless Dept of Homeland Security? stuffmatters Nov 2014 #14

GREED blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #15

Take a tip from students in Quebec RufusTFirefly Nov 2014 #16

Time was when Californians invested in their young people LuckyLib Nov 2014 #17

Great, just great! CountAllVotes Nov 2014 #18

Ut oh more protests on the way flamingdem Nov 2014 #20

Sorry, kids. You could have had affordable public education, but we had to bomb the shit out of Iraq Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #21

It never fuckin ends does it? workinclasszero Nov 2014 #23

Napolitano is getting $570,000 a year plus a $9950 a month house, QC Nov 2014 #24

Wow that's insane Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #27

that sucks, my son is a freshman at Cal-Berkeley olddad56 Nov 2014 #30

I hope they don't plan on protesting the tuition hike J_J_ Nov 2014 #31