Students, administrators await impacts of Cal State rate increases - Paul Sisolak, Ventura County Reporter

Following the announcement last week of mandated fee hikes at every California State University campus, school administrators, faced themselves with impending furloughs and cutbacks, have responded to frustrated claims from CSU students that the imposed 20 percent increase will hinder education. “What we do know is, it’ll matter,” said Jane Sweetland, dean of enrollment at Cal State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), in Camarillo. “More than half of our students are going to school in addition to working. If they’re making minimum wage, how much extra will they need to work? We hope they won’t get sidetracked by the short-term gains and losses.”