Media outlets are reporting that 14 individuals at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) were arrested today at a regents committee meeting debating student fee increases.

The meeting was closed to visitors after repeated outbursts by students and union members.

Protesters chanted outside the building as the university Board of Regents committee voted to boost fees over two years. The full board is scheduled to vote Thursday.

Despite the public outcry, the regents OK’d a 32 percent increase to fees at all university campuses.

The vote comes amid an escalating budget shortfall in the state, totaling $21 billion.

By: Erin Rosa – Cross posted on CP Blog.