32% Tuition Hike Approved by UC Regents

Hundreds of students seen this morning laying down to symbolize the "Death of Public Education," as they protest peacefully outside the UCLA campus Covel Commons building, where University of California regents are meeting (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

It's official, protests be damned, the controversial tuition hike has been approved by the Board of UC Regents, according to a live report on KCAL9. The 32% increase, which would begin by Fall, will add $2,500 to tuition, bringing it over $10,000.

Earlier this morning, the Regents approved a partnership with L.A. County with a plan to reopen Martin Luther KIng, Jr. Hospital in South L.A. by 2013.