Students Arrested at Protest of California Regents

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I was part of one of the last U.C. system protest's specifically at UCSB, it was an organized protest spearheaded by the Anti War coalition at UCSB and just under 200 of us were arrested for staging our protest in the Administration Building hence the name Cheadle 200 I think I was # 181 it was a crazy time and we protested the first Gulf Debacle with the first Bush A-Hole but also for the rising cost's of U.C fees, cause some how they don't call it tuition, go figure! The fees from 1989 to 1991 over doubled! And by 1993 the fees had more than quadrupled! I don't even want to think about what fees are today, let me just inform you that in the year of 1989 fees were three times less than it cost to get housing! Cost of one quarter of classes was just under $1,500! What are they today, just curious? I graduated in 1994 one year past when I was supposed to graduated, however, with a teaching credential and Masters in Ed. Admin. I'm only finally making over $60,000 as a full time teacher, life is rough and I will have to begin my PhD in Ed. soon if I hope to teach college sooner rather than later and hoping I can make more than $60,000 in the next few years quicker! I could always become and admin. I know but I've met so few that I've liked and I would be a good one but I would have to work with all those A-holes out there don't think I can! In the case of "The Cheadle 200 vs. The Regents & State of California” all the charges were eventually dropped and I hate to think of the amount of taxpayers dollars that were spent on public defenders and court time for that case. All of that money could have been better put to use paying our tuition/oops/fees!!! Well best of luck to all my U.C. brethren, and know once they hike fees they have never gone down ever! Or correct me if I'm wrong.
Guy A. Harrell
UCSB Class of 1994

Guy A. Harrell of CA 2:58PM March 22, 2008

I was part of one of the last U.C. system protest's specifically at UCSB, it was an organized protest spearheaded by the Anti War coalition at UCSB and just under 200 of us were arrested for staging our protest in the Administration Building hence the name Cheadle 200 I think I was # 181 it was a crazy time and we protested the first Gulf Debacle with the first Bush A-Hole, and for the razing cost's of U.C fees, cause some how they don't call it tuition, go figure! The fees from 1989 to 1991 over doubled! And by 1993 the fees had more than quadrupled! I don't even want to think about what fees are today, let me just inform you that in the year of 1989 fees were three times less than it cost to get housing! Cost of one quarter of classes was just under $1,500! What are they today, just curious? I graduated in 1994 one year past when I was supposed to graduated, however, with a teaching credential and Masters in Ed. Admin. I'm only finally making over $60,000 as a full time teacher, life is rough and I will have to begin my PhD in Ed. soon if I hope to teach college sooner rather than later! In the case of "The Cheadle 220 vs. The Regents” all the charges were eventually dropped and I hate to think of the amount of taxpayers dollars that were spent in public defenders and court time for that case. All of that money could have been better put to use paying our tuition/oops/fees!!! Well best of luck to all my U.C. brethren, and know once they hike fees they have never gone down ever! Or correct me if I'm wrong.
Guy A. Harrell
UCSB Class of 1994

Guy A. Harrell of CA 2:48PM March 22, 2008