1.   Hundreds of angry students gathered to protest the tuition increase.

2.   Students have staged several walkouts in protest of tuition increases.

3.   The students launched a protest against the tuition increase.

4.   Students united to protest the tuition increase.

5.   According to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, students at state institutions in California, Massachusetts, and Illinois will face double-digit tuition increases this fall.

6.   But as the board seats open up, prospective trustees will be asked where they stand on the issue of tuition increases, the governor said.

7.   By the same token, tuition increases are a certainty.

8.   Colleges cite rising salaries, equipment and modernization expenses, particularly rewiring campuses for the Internet, to explain why tuition increases have steadily outpaced inflation.

9.   Critics, including some major donors, have urged many American colleges and universities to channel more of their windfalls to offset tuition increases and other rising costs.

10.   Despite frequent tuition increases, college in Canada remains a great deal more affordable than south of the border even before the weak Canadian dollar is factored in.