LOS ANGELES – In spite of vocal opposition from students at University of California campuses across the state, the UC Board of Regents voted Wednesday to maintain a “tuition stability” program that allows for tuition hikes of up to 5% annually, but locks in the tuition cost for incoming students for up to six years.

The plan approved by the board also reduced the amount of tuition revenue that is directed to financial aid from 45% to 40%.

The regents’ meeting at UCLA was disrupted by protesting students, who repeatedly chanted at one point during the board’s discussion, prompting the panel to call a recess and have the meeting room cleared.

Students protested for much of the day outside the board meeting.

“Students should not be fighting for our lives,” Diego Emilio Bollo, president o

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