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The University of California Board of Regents unanimously voted to appoint Mark G. Yudof, current chancellor of the University of Texas, as the next president of the UC on Thursday.

The University of California Board of Regents’ presidential selection committee recommended Mark Yudof, current chancellor of the University of Texas, for appointment as the next UC president during their meeting Thursday.

Student protesters were arrested after they barricaded the entrance to the University of California Board of Regents meeting at UC San Francisco Mission Bay on Wednesday.

The UC Board of Regents tabled any rulings on student fee hikes until March, and instead discussed the possibility of taking a united stance against the state government’s lack of sufficient funding for the university.

At Wednesday’s University of California Regents meeting, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau suggested that contrary to popular opinion, student fee hikes have the potential to actually benefit low-income students.

After months of trying to increase their involvement in choosing the next University of California president, students met Wednesday with the entire UC Board of Regents presidential selection committee.

The UC Board of Regents voted to publicly oppose Proposition 92, the upcoming ballot initiative aimed at increasing funding for community colleges in California.