The East Bay Express has a long article on Senator Kashmiri's lawsuit. The Injunction Hearing is today; hopefully someone will give me the lowdown on that before the day is over. Senator Kashmiri is still undecided on whether or not to attend class this semester; fees are due on the 15th.

What will the rate hikes do to the students? Kashmiri, the eldest child in a family with three college-age students and only one working parent, already funnels his student aid checks to his younger brothers. He estimates he'll be $100,000 in debt by the time he graduates, and worries that if he can't stop the fee hike he'll have to take a few years off to work and save money.

There's also a lot of gloom and doom -- fully justified -- on the future of the UC system.Email This Post!