UC-Santa Cruz Hits 36 Students With $34,000 in Fines for Damage at Sit-In

by E Wayne Ross on April 13, 2010

Santa Cruz Sentinel: UC-Santa Cruz Hits 36 Students With $34,000 in Fines for Damage at Sit-In

SANTA CRUZ — UC Santa Cruz is charging 36 students $944 each in restitution for their involvement in November’s occupation of the main campus administration building, officials confirmed Monday.

Of the 45 students investigated, 36 were found to have played some role in the protest over student fee hikes, an incident that caused nearly $34,000 in damage, spokesman Jim Burns said. The cost of the repairs was split evenly among the students.